Improving outcomes of liver retransplantation: An analysis of trends and the impact of hepatitis C infection

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 404-411

  Ghabril, M ^a   Dickson, R ^a   Wiesner, R ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C recurrence; Hepatitis C virus; Liver graft survival; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38149041985     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.02082.x     Document Type: Article

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