Invited Commentary to:‘The Artificial Liver – Liver Support Systems’(Eur. Surg. 2002;34:194 – 198)
First published: 19 August 2002
W. O. Bechstein, M.D., Department of Surgery, Ruhr University Bochum, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer, In der Schornau 23 – 25, D-44892 Bochum, Germany.Fax: ++49/234/299 – 32 09E-mail:
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