Model for end-stage liver disease dynamic stratification of survival benefit

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1851-1856

  Avolio, A W ^a   Siciliano, M ^a   Barone, M ^c   Lai, Q ^b   Caracciolo, G L ^a   Barbarino, R ^a   Nicolotti, N ^a   Lirosi, M C ^a   Gasbarrini, A ^a   Agnes, S ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; ITALY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84866319192     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.06.056     Document Type: Conference Paper

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