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. 2018 Aug;16(8):1356-1358.
doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.11.045. Epub 2017 Dec 1.

Alcoholic Liver Disease Replaces Hepatitis C Virus Infection as the Leading Indication for Liver Transplantation in the United States

George Cholankeril  1 , Aijaz Ahmed  2
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Alcoholic Liver Disease Replaces Hepatitis C Virus Infection as the Leading Indication for Liver Transplantation in the United States

George Cholankeril et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Aug.
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Figure 1.
(A, B) Annual trends in the 3 leading indications for liver transplantation in the United States.
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