Optimal timing of liver transplantation for primary biliary cirrhosis

Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-38

  Kim, W Ray ^a   Wiesner, Russell H ^a   Therneau, Terry M ^a   Poterucha, John J ^a   Porayko, Michael K ^a   Evans, Roger W ^a   Klintmalm, Goran B ^b   Crippin, Jeffrey S ^b   Krom, Ruud A ^a   Dickson, E Rolland ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 17344372175     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280106     Document Type: Article

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