Hepatitis C therapy before and after liver transplantation

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Terrault, Norah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84862510050     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.21624     Document Type: Article

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