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Comment
. 2021 Jan;53(1):210.
doi: 10.1111/apt.16129.

Letter: TIPSS and reversal of sarcopenia

Karan Kumar  1 , Indresh Dixit  1
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Comment

Letter: TIPSS and reversal of sarcopenia

Karan Kumar et al. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2021 Jan.
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