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. 2021 Jan;53(1):198.
doi: 10.1111/apt.16127.

Letter: TIPSS improves muscle mass indices in patients with cirrhosis and severe portal hypertension

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Letter: TIPSS improves muscle mass indices in patients with cirrhosis and severe portal hypertension

Prasanta Debnath et al. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2021 Jan.
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