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Comment
. 2021 Jan;53(1):209.
doi: 10.1111/apt.16128.

Letter: TIPSS is a promising therapy for sarcopenia in cirrhosis

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Letter: TIPSS is a promising therapy for sarcopenia in cirrhosis

Penelope Hey et al. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2021 Jan.
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