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Is it right to develop living related liver transplantation? Do reduced and split livers not suffice to cover the needs?

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Otte, J.B. Is it right to develop living related liver transplantation? Do reduced and split livers not suffice to cover the needs?. Transpl Int 8, 69–73 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00366716

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