Fulminant hepatitis: Recent problems in Japan

Kanzo/Acta Hepatologica Japonica

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 497-506

  Mochida, Satoshi ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis severe type; Fulminant hepatitis; Late onset hepatic failure; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEPATITIS; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 70349775834     PISSN: 04514203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2957/kanzo.50.497     Document Type: Review

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