Chapter 25.6
Post-Transplantation Management and Complications
Faouzi Saliba,
Didier Samuel,
Faouzi Saliba
Search for more papers by this authorDidier Samuel
Search for more papers by this authorFaouzi Saliba,
Didier Samuel,
Faouzi Saliba
Search for more papers by this authorDidier Samuel
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Juan Rodés MD,
Jean-Pierre Benhamou MD,
Andres T. Blei MD,
Jürg Reichen MD,
Mario Rizzetto MD,
Juan Rodés MD
Director General, Hospital Clinic; Professor of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Search for more papers by this authorJean-Pierre Benhamou MD
Professor of Hepatology, Université Denis Diderot Paris 7, Assistance Publique — Hôpitaux de Paris and Inserm U773, Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France
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Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Professor of Medicine, University of Bern; Chief of Hepatology, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorMario Rizzetto MD
Professor of Gastroenterology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 18 June 2007

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