Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease: a Devilish Dilemma

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Journal Can J Gastroenterol

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2013 Nov 8

PMID 24199208

Citations 2

Authors

Stephen E Congly

Samuel S Lee

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