Previous Intravenous Substance Use and Outcome of Liver Transplantation in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Infection

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 589-594

  Robaeys, G ^a   Nevens, F ^b   Starkel P ^c   Colle, I ^d   Van Eyken, P ^e   Bruckers, L ^f   Van Ranst, M ^g   Buntinx, F ^h  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^f HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^g REGA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^h MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOPSY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 63149162353     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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