Alcohol- and Substance-Dependent Subjects: The Correlated Factors in Qualifying for Liver Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1861-1863

  Gallimberti, L ^a   Forza, G ^a   Angeli, P ^b   Vitale, A ^c   Cillo, U ^c   Gatta, A ^b   D'Amico, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b General Hospital   (Italy)

^c General Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOXICOLOGY;

ALCOHOLISM; ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 34547605481     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.05.024     Document Type: Article

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