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Meeting report of the international liver transplantation society's 18th annual international congress: Hilton San Francisco Hotel, San Francisco, CA, May 16-19, 2012

  1. Josh Levitsky1,†,*,
  2. Gabriel C. Oniscu2

Article first published online: 12 DEC 2012

DOI: 10.1002/lt.23562

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Liver Transplantation

Liver Transplantation

Volume 19, Issue 1, pages 27–35, January 2013

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Levitsky, J. and Oniscu, G. C. (2013), Meeting report of the international liver transplantation society's 18th annual international congress: Hilton San Francisco Hotel, San Francisco, CA, May 16-19, 2012. Liver Transpl, 19: 27–35. doi: 10.1002/lt.23562

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  1. 1

    Division of Gastroenterology and Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

  2. 2

    Scottish Liver Transplant Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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    Telephone: 312-695-9286; FAX: 312-695-0036;

*Division of Gastroenterology and Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St. Clair Street, 19th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611

  1. †

    Telephone: 312-695-9286; FAX: 312-695-0036;

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  1. Issue published online: 27 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 12 DEC 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 26 SEP 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 1 AUG 2012

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