Geographic Disparity in Liver Allocation
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Robust Models Support Redistricting Liver Allocation to Reduce Geographic Disparity.
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عنوان ژورنال: Transplantation
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0041-1337
DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001993