Gender-based disparities in access to and outcomes of liver transplantation.

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Published in World J Hepatol on March 27, 2015

Authors

Omobonike O Oloruntoba1, Cynthia A Moylan1

Author Affiliations

1: Omobonike O Oloruntoba, Cynthia A Moylan, Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States.

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