Living donor liver transplant - Is the horse already out of the barn?

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 686-688

  Scott, Larry D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTIVITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER GRAFT; LIVING DONOR; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK;

GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 33645451372     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00487.x     Document Type: Article

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