18: Lack of Association Between Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Chronic Kidney Disease
β Scribed by Sumeet Asrani; Mark Schnitzler; Brett Pinsky; Lisa A. Rocca Rey; Fasiha Kanwal
- Book ID
- 114468350
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 203 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0272-6386
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