Clinical characterization and survival of adult patients awaiting liver transplantation in Chile

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1669-1670

  Zapata, R ^a   Innocenti, F ^a   Sanhueza, E ^a   Humeres, R ^a   Rios, H ^a   Suarez, L ^a   Palacios, J M ^a   Rius, M ^a   Hepp, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHILE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME;

ADULT; CHILE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 4444374417     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.06.070     Document Type: Conference Paper

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