733 INCREASED OXIDATIVE DNA DAMAGE IN THE LIVERS OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS PATIENTS: COMPARISON OF HEPATITIS C AND B VIRUS INFECTIONS
✍ Scribed by N. Fujita; R. Sugimoto; J. Tanaka; T. Beppu; H. Tanaka; M. Takeo; N. Yamamoto; M. Iwasa; Y. Kobayashi; K. Shiraki; S. Watanabe; Y. T a k e i
- Book ID
- 117376659
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 55 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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