Not only is there a limited supply of organs for liver transplantation, but the quality of the available organs is not uniform. Risk factors such as donor age and cause of death are known to predict graft failure, but their impact on the recipient's quality of life (QOL) has not been reported. We se
Physical fitness, fatigue, and quality of life after liver transplantation
โ Scribed by Berbke T. J. van Ginneken; Rita J. G. van den Berg-Emons; Geert Kazemier; Herold J. Metselaar; Hugo W. Tilanus; Henk J. Stam
- Book ID
- 106104452
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 372 KB
- Volume
- 100
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1439-6319
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