Liver transplantation alcohol related liver disease: (Deliberately) stirring a hornet's nest!

Gut

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1529-1531

  O'Grady, J G ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 33750352353     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2005.090506     Document Type: Article

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