MELD exception for liver transplantation in portopulmonary hypertension: current implementation and future considerations
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MELD exception for liver transplantation in portopulmonary hypertension: current implementation and future considerations.
* Department of Internal Medicine; Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center/Paul L. Foster School of Medicine; El Paso, Texas; USA. ** Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas, Texas; USA. *** Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Little Rock, Arkansas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Hepatology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1665-2681
DOI: 10.1016/s1665-2681(19)30973-1