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Are We Sure that Blood Transfusion is Associated with Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Hepatectomy?

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  1. Surgical Oncology Department, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, He Di Rd #71, Nanning, 530021, People’s Republic of China

    Han-Yue Mo, Xue-Mei You, Bang-De Xiang, Le-Qun Li & Jian-Hong Zhong

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Mo, HY., You, XM., Xiang, BD. et al. Are We Sure that Blood Transfusion is Associated with Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Hepatectomy?. World J Surg 40, 2291–2292 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-016-3464-7

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