A national program for detection of α1-antitrypsin deficiency in Italy
✍ Scribed by M. Luisetti; G. Massi; M. Massobrio; P. Guarraci; F.M. Menchicchi; M. Beccaria; B. Balbi
- Book ID
- 117647650
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 434 KB
- Volume
- 93
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0954-6111
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