Predictors of Relapse to Significant Alcohol Drinking after Liver Transplantation

BACKGROUND: End-stage alcoholic liver disease is common, with many of these patients referred for liver transplantation (LT). Alcohol relapse after LT can have detrimental outcomes such as graft loss and can contribute to a negative public perception of LT.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Main Authors: Zamil Karim, Pongphob Intaraprasong, Charles H Scudamore, Siegfried R Erb, John G Soos, Elsie Cheung, Polly Cooper, Andrzej K Buzckowski, Stephen W Chung, Urs P Steinbrecher, Eric M Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/596246

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/596246

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