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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2008; 14(37): 5723-5729
Published online Oct 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5723
Severe thrombocytopenia before liver transplantation is associated with delayed recovery of thrombocytopenia regardless of donor type
Jae Hyuck Chang, Jong Young Choi, Hyun Young Woo, Jung Hyun Kwon, Chan Ran You, Si Hyun Bae, Seung Kew Yoon, Myung-Gyu Choi, In-Sik Chung, Dong Goo Kim
Jae Hyuck Chang, Jong Young Choi, Hyun Young Woo, Jung Hyun Kwon, Chan Ran You, Si Hyun Bae, Seung Kew Yoon, Myung Gyu Choi, In Sik Chung, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul 137-040, Korea
Dong Goo Kim, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul 137-040, Korea
Author contributions: Choi JY designed the study; Chang JH, Woo HY, Kwon JH, You CR, Bae SH, Yoon SK, Choi MG, Chung IS performed the research; Kim DG performed the operations; Chang JH and Choi JY wrote the paper.
Supported by The Grant (Clinical Research Center of Liver Cirrhosis) of the Korea Health 21 Research and Development Project from Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea, No. A050021
Correspondence to: Jong Young Choi, Division of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul 137-040, Korea. jychoi@catholic.ac.kr
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Received: May 4, 2008
Revised: August 18, 2008
Accepted: August 25, 2008
Published online: October 7, 2008
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