Journal of Hepatology
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 488-494 , October 2006

Should donors and recipients be matched in liver transplantation?

  • Patrizia Burra

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 049 8212892; fax: +39 049 8760820.
    • ,
  • Robert J. Porte

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Section Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2006.07.021

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 488-494 , October 2006

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