Liver transplantation in Asia: Past, present and future

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 322-331

  Ng, Kelvin K ^a   Lo, Chung Mau ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asia; Liver; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER;

ASIA; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; CANCER INVASION; DONOR SELECTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN WEIGHT; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; SALVAGE THERAPY; SPLIT LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULAR TUMOR;

EID: 65749098005     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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