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Editorial
. 2020 Dec;9(6):801-804.
doi: 10.21037/hbsn-20-725.

When a new definition overhauls perceptions of MAFLD related cirrhosis care

Kenneth I Zheng  1 , Mohammed Eslam  2 , Jacob George  2 , Ming-Hua Zheng  1   3   4
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Editorial

When a new definition overhauls perceptions of MAFLD related cirrhosis care

Kenneth I Zheng et al. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2020 Dec.
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/hbsn-20-725). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
Summary of non-specific (A) and MAFLD-specific (B) care elements for managing MAFLD related cirrhosis.
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