Referral patterns and waiting times for liver transplantation in Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 599-603

  Lim, Seng Gee ^a   Wai, C T ^a   Da Costa, M ^b   Sutedja, D S ^a   Lee, Y M ^a   Lee, K H ^b   Tan, C K ^b   Aw, M M ^b   Quak, S H ^b   Prabhakaran, K ^b   Tan, K C ^c   Isaac, J ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c GLENEAGLES HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Liver transplantation; Organ availability; Patient referral patterns; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SINGAPORE; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SINGAPORE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33745912809     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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