Liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease: A systematic review of psychosocial selection criteria

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 358-363

  McCallum, Seònaid ^a   Masterson, George ^b  

^a QUEEN MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALCOHOLISM; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MISUSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE;

COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 33745686585     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agl033     Document Type: Review

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