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Review
. 2011 Apr;11(2):194-8.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.11-2-194.

Liver transplantation: filling the gap between supply and demand

Ramakrishnan Arulraj  1 , James Neuberger
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Review

Liver transplantation: filling the gap between supply and demand

Ramakrishnan Arulraj et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2011 Apr.
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Fig 1.
Fig 1.
Deceased donor liver programme in the UK, 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2009 (adapted from NHS Blood and Transplant.)
Fig 2.
Fig 2.
Indications for liver transplant (United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)).
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