Simultaneous liver kidney transplantation: A medical decision analysis

Transplantation

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-127

  Kiberd, Bryce ^a   Skedgel, Chris ^a   Alwayn, Ian ^a   Peltekian, Kevork ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Combined liver kidney transplantation; Medical decision analysis; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78751649030     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181fcc943     Document Type: Article

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