Palliative clinical trials in advanced chronic liver Disease

By sjmartinez • July 9, 2023

Verma S, Hingwala J, Low JT, Patel AA, Verma M, Bremner S, Haddadin Y, Shinall MC, Komenda P, Ufere NN. Palliative clinical trials in advanced chronic liver Disease: challenges and opportunities. J Hepatol. 2023 Jul 5:S0168-8278(23)04941-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.06.018. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37419393.

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