Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver disease is enhanced by alcohol consumption. Of HCV-related liver transplantation (LT) recipients, 25% have a history of alcohol intake. The purpose of this research was to determine whether LT outcome differs between patients with cirrhosis of mixed etiology com
Comparison of outcomes between patients with alcoholic cirrhosis and those with hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis
β Scribed by Nobuyuki Toshikuni; Akiyoshi Izumi; Ken Nishino; Nobu Inada; Ritsuko Sakanoue; Ryumei Yamato; Mitsuhiko Suehiro; Miwa Kawanaka; Gotaro Yamada
- Book ID
- 108952290
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 167 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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