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Case Report: Acute Liver Failure Due to Hepatic Involvement by Hematologic Malignancy

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Shehab, T.M., Kaminski, M.S. & Lok, A.S.F. Case Report: Acute Liver Failure Due to Hepatic Involvement by Hematologic Malignancy. Dig Dis Sci 42, 1400–1405 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018889904839

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