Validation of the Model of End-Stage Liver Disease for Liver Transplant Allocation in Alberta: Implications for Future Directions in Canada.

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Published in Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol on April 03, 2016

Authors

Kelly W Burak1, Glenda A Meeberg2, Robert P Myers1, Gordon H Fick3, Mark G Swain1, Vincent G Bain2, Norman M Kneteman2, Robert J Hilsden3

Author Affiliations

1: Liver Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4Z6.
2: Alberta Liver Transplant Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
3: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.

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