Growth acceleration in children after orthotopic liver transplantation

Jose Vicente N. Spolidoro; William E. Berquist; Ender Pehlivanoglu; Ronald Busuttil; Isidro Saluski; Jorge Vargas; Marvin E. Ament

doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(88)80116-1

Growth acceleration in children after orthotopic liver transplantation

Jose Vicente N. Spolidoro, William E. Berquist, Ender Pehlivanoglu, Ronald Busuttil, Isidro Saluski, Jorge Vargas, Marvin E. Ament

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	41-44
Number of pages	4
Journal	The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume	112
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3476(88)80116-1
State	Published - Jan 1988

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