The Role of Plasmapheresis Therapy for Perioperative Management in ABO-Incompatible Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation
β Scribed by T. Ashizawa; N. Matsuno; T. Yokoyama; Y. Kihara; K. Kuzuoka; S. Taira; O. Konno; Y. Jyojima; I. Akashi; Y. Nakamura; K. Hama; H. Iwamoto; T. Iwahori; T. Nagao; M. Kasahara; K. Tanaka
- Book ID
- 116932937
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 64 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0041-1345
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