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Editorial
. 2020 Feb;26(2):184-186.
doi: 10.1002/lt.25693. Epub 2020 Jan 8.

Acute Liver Failure in Children: Is It Time to Revise the Diagnostic Criteria?

Angelo Di Giorgio  1 , Lorenzo D'Antiga  1
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Editorial

Acute Liver Failure in Children: Is It Time to Revise the Diagnostic Criteria?

Angelo Di Giorgio et al. Liver Transpl. 2020 Feb.
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  • Changing Etiologies and Prognostic Factors in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure.
    Mendizabal M, Dip M, Demirdjian E, Lauferman L, Lopez S, Minetto J, Costaguta A, Rumbo C, Malla I, Sanchez MC, Halac E, Cervio G, Cuarterolo M, Galoppo M, Imventarza O, Bisgniano L, D'Agostino D, Rubinstein F. Mendizabal M, et al. Liver Transpl. 2020 Feb;26(2):268-275. doi: 10.1002/lt.25658. Epub 2019 Dec 20. Liver Transpl. 2020. PMID: 31606931

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