Outcome after liver transplantation for cirrhosis due to alcohol and Hepatitis C: Comparison to alcoholic cirrhosis and Hepatitis C cirrhosis

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 727-733

  Singal, Ashwani K ^a   Hmoud, Bashar S ^a   Guturu, Praveen ^a   Kuo, Yong Fang ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

De novo malignancy; Graft survival; Mortality; Recurrent hepatitis; UNOS

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883223393     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e318294148d     Document Type: Article

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