Effects of donor age on patient survival in liver transplantation: Short-and long-term analysis

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 56, Issue 93, 2009, Pages 1133-1136

  Macedo, Francisco Igor B ^a   Miranda, Luiz Eduarde C ^a   Pádua, Tiago C ^a   Fernandes, Jordão L ^a   Neto, Olival Lucena F ^a   Lacerda, Cláudio M ^a  

^a University of Pernambuco Medical School Recife   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Donor age; Elderly donor; Liver transplantation; Patient survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DONOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 70350498977     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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