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Research Article

Postoperative peak serum C-reactive protein is a predictor of outcome following liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma

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Pages 152-159 | Received 22 Jun 2015, Accepted 01 Nov 2015, Published online: 08 Dec 2015

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