Hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation

Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 297-300

  Washburn, Kenneth ^a   Halff, Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

allocation; hepatocellular cancer; liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 85027934380     PISSN: 10872418     EISSN: 15317013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOT.0b013e3283465756     Document Type: Article

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