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Impact of implementation of the MELD scoring system on the prevalence and incidence of chronic renal disease following liver transplantation

✍ Scribed by Connie L. Davis

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2006
Tongue: English
Weight: 66 KB
Volume: 12
Category: Article
ISSN: 1527-6465
DOI: 10.1002/lt.20647

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