The Role of Psychosocial Screening Tools in the Evaluation of Transplantation Patients With Alcohol-Related Liver Disease

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¹ 14640 Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA Department of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA.

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Robert M Weinrieb et al. Liver Transpl. 2022 Jun.

. 2022 Jun;28(6):915-917.

doi: 10.1002/lt.26449. Epub 2022 Apr 21.

¹ 14640 Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA Department of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA.

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Psychosocial Assessment Rather Than Severity of Liver Failure Dominates Selection for Liver Transplantation in Patients With Alcohol-Related Liver Disease.
Daniel KE, Matthews LA, Deiss-Yehiely N, Myers J, Garvey M, Rice JP, Eickhoff J, Lucey MR. Daniel KE, et al. Liver Transpl. 2022 Jun;28(6):936-944. doi: 10.1002/lt.26324. Epub 2021 Nov 25. Liver Transpl. 2022. PMID: 34596955

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