865 NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE IS AN INDEPENDENT RISK FACTOR FOR COLORECTAL NEOPLASIA IN CAUCASIANS
โ Scribed by A. Stadlmayr; E. Aigner; M. Strasser; W. Patsch; C. Datz
- Book ID
- 117380009
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 41 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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