Impact of Donor Age on the Results of Liver Transplantation in Hepatitis C Virus-Positive Recipients

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2959-2961

  Perez Daga J A ^a   Ramirez Plaza C ^a   Suarez M A ^a   Santoyo, J ^a   Fernandez Aguilar J L ^a   Aranda, J M ^a   Sanchez Perez B ^a   Gonzalez Sanchez A ^a   Alvarez A ^a   Valle, M ^a   Bondia J A ^a  

^a H R Carlos Haya   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY LIVER; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 56049104984     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.09.028     Document Type: Article

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