5 Steatosis in Chronic Hepatitis C: Changes in Hepatic Fatty Acid Composition
โ Scribed by Arendt, Bianca M.; Aghdassi, Ellie; Mohammed, Saira; Ma, David W.; Heathcote, Jenny; Allard, Johane P.
- Book ID
- 122470130
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 131 KB
- Volume
- 134
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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