A new pediatric liver transplantation program in Southern Germany. the Heidelberg experience

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-18

  Engelmann, Guido ^a   Schmidt, Jan ^a   Weitz, Juergen ^a   Flechtenmacher, Christa ^a   Schenk, Jens Peter ^a   Weigand, Markus A ^a   Lenhartz, Henning ^b   Wenning, Daniel ^a   Holland Cunz, Stefan ^c   Hoffmann, Georg F ^a   Martin, Eike ^a   Büchler, Markus W ^a   Schmitt, Claus Peter ^a   Burdelski, Martin ^d   Meyburg, Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Catholic Children's Hospital Wilhelmstift   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child; Liver transplantation; New program

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; GERMANY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOTE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; STANDARD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TEAM BUILDING; TEAMWORK;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74349089272     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2009.01247.x     Document Type: Note

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