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How effective are 3-month and 12-month predictive models of mortality after first liver transplantation?

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Biggins, S. How effective are 3-month and 12-month predictive models of mortality after first liver transplantation?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 3, 430–431 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0554

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