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Kidney biopsy in patients after liver transplantation: an underutilized, but clinically important procedure

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  1. Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Banacha 1a, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland

    Monika Wieliczko, Urszula Ołdakowska-Jedynak & Jolanta Małyszko

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Wieliczko, M., Ołdakowska-Jedynak, U., Andrian, T. et al. Kidney biopsy in patients after liver transplantation: an underutilized, but clinically important procedure. Int Urol Nephrol 52, 1191–1192 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-020-02432-y

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