The dilemma of alcohol use by potential living liver donors

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-27

  Bramstedt, Katrina A ^a   Stowe, Judy ^a   Lemberg, Brent ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; CASE REPORT; ETHICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHICS COMMITTEES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33744509688     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/152692480601600106     Document Type: Article

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