## Key Points 1. Liver transplantation for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients with end-stage liver disease in the era of highly active retroviral therapy has proven to be an effective treatment. The concerns of HIV progression have not been borne out by the growing worldwide exper
HIV infection in transplant patients
β Scribed by S. Kim Jacobson; T. G. Wreghitt
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 503 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1052-9276
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