Organ quality and quality of life after liver transplantation

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1443-1447

  Volk, Michael L ^a   Hagan, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Gift of Life Michigan   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82455175736     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.22425     Document Type: Article

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