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Editorial
. 2023 Mar 1;29(3):241-243.
doi: 10.1002/lt.26554. Epub 2022 Aug 26.

Novel approaches are needed to study social determinants of health in liver transplantation

Jin Ge  1 , Jennifer C Lai  1 , Sharad I Wadhwani  2
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Editorial

Novel approaches are needed to study social determinants of health in liver transplantation

Jin Ge et al. Liver Transpl. .
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Jin Ge received grants from Merck.

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