[87] EFFICACY OF ANTIVIRAL THERAPY ON DISEASE PROGRESSION IN HEPATITIS C RECURRENCE AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY
β Scribed by J.A. Carrion; M. Navasa; M. Garcia-Retortillo; J.C. Garcia-Pagan; G. Crespo; M. Bruguera; J. Bosch; X. Forns
- Book ID
- 117375189
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 252 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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