Outcomes of living donor liver transplantation using elderly donors

Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 184-191

  Han, Jae Hyun ^a   You, Young Kyoung ^a   Na, Gun Hyung ^a   Kim, Eun Young ^a   Lee, Soo Ho ^a   Hong, Tae Ho ^a   Kim, Dong Goo ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Liver transplantation; Living donor; Prognosis; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904973921     PISSN: 22886575     EISSN: 22886796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4174/astr.2014.86.4.184     Document Type: Article

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