De novo hepatitis B infection after liver transplantation, in spite of its low prevalence as found by Fabia et al, 1 is of major concern, especially for infected patients and their families. More follow-up time is needed to assess the real impact in morbidity, mortality, and economic costs. Althoug
Vaccination of patients with liver disease: Who, when, and how
โ Scribed by Thiel, D.H. Van
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 70 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1074-3022
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