Chapter 5.3
Hepatic Removal Kinetics: Importance for Quantitative Measurements of Liver Function
Susanne Keiding,
Michael Sørensen,
Susanne Keiding
Search for more papers by this authorMichael Sørensen
Search for more papers by this authorSusanne Keiding,
Michael Sørensen,
Susanne Keiding
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Jean-Pierre Benhamou MD,
Andres T. Blei MD,
Jürg Reichen MD,
Mario Rizzetto MD,
Juan Rodés MD
Director General, Hospital Clinic; Professor of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Professor of Hepatology, Université Denis Diderot Paris 7, Assistance Publique — Hôpitaux de Paris and Inserm U773, Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France
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