Impact of dialysis and older age on survival after liver transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2183-2190

  Dellon, E S ^a   Galanko, J A ^a   Medapalli, R K ^a   Russo, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney; Organ; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL FOR END STAGE LIVER DISEASE SCORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RENAL DIALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746887412     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01454.x     Document Type: Article

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