Liver transplantation without the use of blood products.

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Published in Arch Surg on May 01, 1994

Authors

H C Ramos1, S Todo, Y Kang, E Felekouras, H R Doyle, T E Starzl

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. Pa.

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