Improvements in intestine transplantation
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Liver and intestine transplantation.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1055-8586
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2018.07.001