Implications of changing the minimal survival benefit in liver transplantation

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 549-557

  Knight, Marina ^a   Barber, Kerri ^a   Gimson, Alex ^b   Collett, Dave ^a   Neuberger, James ^a,c  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84860167287     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.23380     Document Type: Article

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