Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease

Clinics in Liver Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 283-289

  Lucey, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALCOHOLISM; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; RECURRENCE; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 34250854790     PISSN: 10893261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cld.2007.04.014     Document Type: Review

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