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. 1998 Nov;79(5):460–464. doi: 10.1136/adc.79.5.460

Who needs a liver transplant? (new disease specific indications)

A Baker 1, A Dhawan 1, N Heaton 1
PMCID: PMC1717730  PMID: 10193265

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