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CASE REPORT: Fatal Cholestatic Liver Failure Associated with Gemcitabine Therapy

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Robinson, K., Lambiase, L., Li, J. et al. CASE REPORT: Fatal Cholestatic Liver Failure Associated with Gemcitabine Therapy. Dig Dis Sci 48, 1804–1808 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025415616592

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