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Impact of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Allocation Policy on the Use of High-Risk Organs for Liver Transplantation

✍ Scribed by Michael L. Volk; Anna S.F. Lok; Shawn J. Pelletier; Peter A. Ubel; Rodney A. Hayward


Book ID
119760570
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
266 KB
Volume
135
Category
Article
ISSN
0016-5085

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