Although alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is one of the most common indications for liver transplantation (LT), there are still unresolved controversies about the goals of treatment, the referral, evaluation, and selection of patients with ALD for LT, and their care after LT. It is uncertain whether th
Quality of life and liver transplantation in patients with polycystic liver disease
โ Scribed by Amy A. Dan; Zobair M. Younossi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 56 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.20796
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