Quality of life after liver transplantation. A systematic review

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 567-577

  Tome, Santiago ^a   Wells, Jennifer T ^b   Said, Adnan ^b   Lucey, Michael R ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Liver transplantation; Quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 40049096599     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2007.12.013     Document Type: Article

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