Evolution of liver transplantation at the university of Heidelberg: Interventions influencing patient referral

Transplantation

Volumn 80, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Schmied, Bruno Martin ^a   Mehrabi, Arianeb ^a   Schallert, Claudia ^a   Schemmer, Peter ^a   Sauer, Peter ^a   Encke, Jens ^a   Uhl, Waldemar ^a   Friess, Helmut ^a   Kraus, Thomas W ^a   Büchler, Markus W ^a   Schmidt, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interdisciplinary approach; Liver transplantation; Patient referral; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPETENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; GERMANY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GERMANY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 27644551332     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000186907.58294.d1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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