Liver transplantation in Italy: Analysis of risk factors associated with graft outcome

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-64

  Quintieri, Francesca ^a   Pugliese, Orsola ^a   Mattucci, Dino ^a   Taioli, Emanuela ^b   Venettoni, Sante ^a   Costa, Alessandro Nanni ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COLD ISCHEMIA; DONOR; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLD ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744552988     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7182/prtr.16.1.v03281kv97786861     Document Type: Article

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