COVID-19 and the liver: little cause for concern

Affiliations

¹ Liver Intensive Care Unit, University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2GW, UK; Birmingham Liver Failure Research Group, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. Electronic address: mansoor.bangash@uhb.nhs.uk.
² Liver Intensive Care Unit, University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2GW, UK; Birmingham Acute Care Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

Mansoor N Bangash et al. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;5(6):529-530.

doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30084-4. Epub 2020 Mar 20.

¹ Liver Intensive Care Unit, University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2GW, UK; Birmingham Liver Failure Research Group, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. Electronic address: mansoor.bangash@uhb.nhs.uk.
² Liver Intensive Care Unit, University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2GW, UK; Birmingham Acute Care Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

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