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Editorial
. 2022 Jun;28(6):923-924.
doi: 10.1002/lt.26434. Epub 2022 Mar 22.

Declining a Split-Liver Offer Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

Charles A Mouch  1 , Sophoclis P Alexopoulos
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Editorial

Declining a Split-Liver Offer Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

Charles A Mouch et al. Liver Transpl. 2022 Jun.
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