Difficulties in diagnosing acute kidney injury post liver transplantation using serum creatinine based diagnostic criteria

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 696-703

  Agarwal, Banwari ^a   Davenport, Andrew ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute kidney injury; Liver transplantation; Serum creatinine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910021234     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v6.i10.696     Document Type: Article

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