Liver transplantation: Filling the gap between supply and demand

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 194-198

  Arulraj, Ramakrishnan ^a   Neuberger, James ^b,c  

^a WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACUTE LIVER FAILURE; ALCOHOL RELATED LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; METABOLIC LIVER DISEASE; MORTALITY; NON ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; DISEASE COURSE; DONOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INFORMED CONSENT; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; TRANSPLANTATION;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC OPINION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 79958165366     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.11-2-194     Document Type: Article

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