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Review
. 2019 Mar 29;13(3):82-86.
doi: 10.1002/cld.747. eCollection 2019 Mar.

Pro: The Abstinence Period Should Be the Same for All Patients Undergoing Evaluation for Transplant

Jessica P Davis  1 , Bethany A Reutemann  1 , Curtis K Argo  1
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Review

Pro: The Abstinence Period Should Be the Same for All Patients Undergoing Evaluation for Transplant

Jessica P Davis et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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Image compares and contrasts the subjective factors assessed during the transplant selection process and how they correlate with long‐term survival versus the objective means of organ allocation (Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease sodium [MELD‐Na]) and how it associates with short‐term outcomes.
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