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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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