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Editorial
. 2017 Dec 18:2:111.
doi: 10.21037/tgh.2017.11.17. eCollection 2017.

Acute-on-chronic liver failure-old concepts made clearer

Ângelo Zambam de Mattos  1   2 , Angelo Alves de Mattos  1
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Editorial

Acute-on-chronic liver failure-old concepts made clearer

Ângelo Zambam de Mattos et al. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol. .
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Acute-on-chronic liver failure: an update.
    Hernaez R, Solà E, Moreau R, Ginès P. Hernaez R, et al. Gut. 2017 Mar;66(3):541-553. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2016-312670. Epub 2017 Jan 4. Gut. 2017. PMID: 28053053 Free PMC article. Review.

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