Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: Further considerations on selection criteria
โ Scribed by Matteo Ravaioli; Giorgio Ercolani; Matteo Cescon; Gaetano Vetrone; Claudio Voci; Walter Franco Grigioni; Antonia D'Errico; Giorgio Ballardini; Antonino Cavallari; Gian Luca Grazi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 103 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.20239
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