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Citation: The PLOS ONE Editors (2023) Retraction: Clinicopathologic and prognostic significance of tumor-associated macrophages in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta-analysis. PLoS ONE 18(2): e0282201. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282201
Published: February 17, 2023
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