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Benefits of simultaneous islet-kidney transplantation versus simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation

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Hirshberg, B. Benefits of simultaneous islet-kidney transplantation versus simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation. Curr Diab Rep 8, 307–309 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-008-0054-6

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