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Letter to the Editor

Favorable effect of thrombocytopenia on outcomes of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma

Bing LiuOrgan Transplantation Institute of Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai 200003, P.R. China
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Kan LiuOrgan Transplantation Institute of Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai 200003, P.R. China
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Fei TengOrgan Transplantation Institute of Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai 200003, P.R. China
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Hong FuOrgan Transplantation Institute of Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai 200003, P.R. China
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Wen-Yuan GuoOrgan Transplantation Institute of Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai 200003, P.R. China
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Xiao-Min ShiOrgan Transplantation Institute of Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai 200003, P.R. China
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Zhi-Jia NiOrgan Transplantation Institute of Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai 200003, P.R. China
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Xiao-Gang GaoOrgan Transplantation Institute of Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai 200003, P.R. China
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Jun MaOrgan Transplantation Institute of Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai 200003, P.R. China
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Zhi-Ren FuOrgan Transplantation Institute of Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai 200003, P.R. China
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Guo-Shan DingOrgan Transplantation Institute of Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai 200003, P.R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 509-510 | Published online: 19 Jan 2016

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