329 ROLE OF NONINVASIVE TESTS FOR ASSESSING LIVER FIBROSIS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS C
โ Scribed by C.G. Fierbinteanu Braticevici; L. Tribus; A. Petrisor; R. Usvat; I. Stan; C. Busegeanu
- Book ID
- 117379474
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 87 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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