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Editorial
. 2021 Jan;73(1):7-9.
doi: 10.1002/hep.31643.

Selection of Patients With Cirrhosis For Surgery: As Much An Art As Science

Douglas A Simonetto  1 , Vijay H Shah  1 , Patrick S Kamath  1
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Editorial

Selection of Patients With Cirrhosis For Surgery: As Much An Art As Science

Douglas A Simonetto et al. Hepatology. 2021 Jan.
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