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Bioartificial liver in acute liver failure: Impostor or simply misunderstood?

  1. John O'Grady M.D., FRCPI

Article first published online: 1 DEC 2004

DOI: 10.1002/hep.20496

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Hepatology

Volume 41, Issue 2, pages 383–385, February 2005

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O'Grady, J. (2005), Bioartificial liver in acute liver failure: Impostor or simply misunderstood?. Hepatology, 41: 383–385. doi: 10.1002/hep.20496

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  1. Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, UK

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  1. Issue published online: 19 JAN 2005
  2. Article first published online: 1 DEC 2004

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