Survival after liver transplantation for hepatitis C is unchanged over two decades in Canada

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-154

  Watt, Kymberly D S ^a,j   Burak, Kelly W ^b   Deschênes, Marc ^c   Lilly, Les ^d   Marleau, Denis ^e   Marotta, Paul ^f   Mason, Andrew ^g   Peltekian, Kevork M ^a   Renner, Eberhard ^h   Yoshida, Eric M ⁱ  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^j MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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Author keywords

Era effect; Hepatitis C; Survival; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; REGISTER; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MORTALITY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANADA; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; RECURRENCE; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42449116709     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/127684     Document Type: Article

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