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The Renaissance of Cholemic Nephropathy: A Likely Underestimated Cause of Renal Dysfunction in Liver Disease

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HEPATOLOGY
Volume 69, Issue 5, Pages 1858-1860

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/hep.30558

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  1. European Association for the Study of the Liver

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