Liver Transplantation in Wilson's Disease: Are Its Indications Established?

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2300-2301

  Marin, C ^a   Robles, R ^a   Parrilla, G ^a   Ramirez P ^a   Bueno, F S ^a   Parrilla, P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; WILSON DISEASE;

COPPER; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548666632     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.06.039     Document Type: Article

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