Telemedicine for Liver Transplant Evaluations: The Benefits and Risks

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Review

Hersh Shroff et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2022.

. 2022 Apr 29;19(4):157-160.

doi: 10.1002/cld.1175. eCollection 2022 Apr.

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Medicine McGaw Medical Center at Northwestern University Chicago IL.

Abstract

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