Impact of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome on Quality of Life and Survival in Liver Transplant Candidates

Gastroenterology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1168-1175

  Fallon, Michael B ^a   Krowka, Michael J ^b   Brown, Robert S ^c   Trotter, James F ^e   Zacks, Steven ^f   Roberts, Kari E ^g   Shah, Vijay H ^b   Kaplowitz, Neil ^h   Forman, Lisa ^e   Wille, Keith ^a   Kawut, Steven M ^c,d  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d University of Colorado ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53049103576     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.06.038     Document Type: Article

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