Donor Risk Index and Organ Patient Index as Predictors of Graft Survival After Liver Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1899-1902

  Avolio, A W ^a   Siciliano, M ^b   Barbarino, R ^a   Nure, E ^a   Annicchiarico, B E ^b   Gasbarrini, A ^b   Agnes, S ^a   Castagneto, M ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DONOR RISK INDEX; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL FOR END STAGE LIVER DISEASE SCORE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; ORGAN PATIENT INDEX; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 48049107810     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.05.070     Document Type: Article

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