Nonsurgical management of fulminant hepatic failure

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 231-236

  Watanabe, Frederick D ^a   Demetriou, Achilles A ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIVER; BIOREACTOR; HUMAN; LIVER CELL; LIVER FAILURE; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 8944252341     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001574-199605000-00004     Document Type: Short Survey

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