Editorial
The tip of the iceberg: outcomes after liver transplantation for very young infants
Alex Bondec,
Alex Bondec
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Liver Care Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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John Bucuvalas
Pediatric Liver Care Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Alex Bondec,
Alex Bondec
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Liver Care Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Search for more papers by this author John Bucuvalas,
John Bucuvalas
Pediatric Liver Care Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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First published: 25 October 2016
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