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Management of pre-liver transplantation patients—Part 1

  1. Pratima Sharma1,†,*,
  2. Jorge Rakela2

Article first published online: 21 JAN 2005

DOI: 10.1002/lt.20353

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Liver Transplantation

Liver Transplantation

Volume 11, Issue 2, pages 124–133, February 2005

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Sharma, P. and Rakela, J. (2005), Management of pre-liver transplantation patients—Part 1. Liver Transpl, 11: 124–133. doi: 10.1002/lt.20353

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  1. 1

    Department of Internal Medicine, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA

  2. 2

    Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

  1. †

    Telephone: 404 712 5454; FAX: 404 712 4621

*Department of Medicine, Emory University Hospital, 1364 Clifton Road, Box 7, Atlanta, GA 30322

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