Ethical considerations and rationale of adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation.

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Published in Liver Transpl on October 01, 2001

Authors

M Malagó1, G Testa, A Marcos, J J Fung, M Siegler, D C Cronin, C E Broelsch

Author Affiliations

1: Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein-und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Germany. massimo.malago@uni-essen.de

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