Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a leading indication for liver transplantation. Our center has randomly checked blood alcohol levels (BALs) in ALD patients on the waiting list since 2004. We aimed to identify the incidence and predictors of inactivation on the transplant list due to alcohol use and
Monitoring alcohol use on the liver transplant wait list: Therapeutic and practical issues
β Scribed by DiMartini, Andrea F.; Dew, Mary Amanda
- Book ID
- 118763908
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 63 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.23529
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