Early liver transplantation for patients with acute alcoholic hepatitis: Public views and the effects on organ donation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1598-1604

  Stroh, G ^a   Rosell, T ^a   Dong, F ^b   Forster, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^c ST LUKE'S HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

alcoholism and substance abuse; clinical research practice; ethics; ethics and public policy; liver disease; liver transplantation hepatology; organ allocation; organ procurement and allocation; organ transplantation in general; survey

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL RATE; VIGNETTE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; HEPATITIS, ALCOHOLIC; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME FACTOR; TRANSPLANTATION; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS, ALCOHOLIC; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929514890     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13176     Document Type: Article

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