Liver Transplantatation- an Overview

Indian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 185-191

  Rai, Rakesh ^a  

^a FORTIS HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

End stage liver disease; Liver transplantation; Living donor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879910103     PISSN: 09722068     EISSN: 09739793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12262-012-0643-0     Document Type: Review

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