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Is screening liver transplantation candidates for hepatopulmonary syndrome cost-effective?

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boxed-textRoberts DN et al. (2007) Cost-effectiveness of screening for hepatopulmonary syndrome in liver transplant candidates. Liv Transpl 13: 206–214

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  1. T Kimura is a Clinical Fellow, and A Lauro is an Attending Surgeon in the Liver and Multiorgan Transplant Unit at the S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,

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Kimura, T., Lauro, A. Is screening liver transplantation candidates for hepatopulmonary syndrome cost-effective?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 4, 486–487 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0904

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