Current concepts on cytomegalovirus infection after liver transplantation

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 325-336

  Lee, Sang Oh ^a,b   Razonable, Raymund R ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Hepatitis; Outcome; Prophylaxis; Transplantation; Treatment; Valganciclovir

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961030252     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i9.325     Document Type: Article

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