A scoring system for the assessment of the risk of mortality after partial hepatectomy in patients with chronic liver dysfunction
โ Scribed by Nagashima, Ikuo ;Takada, Tadahiro ;Okinaga, Kota ;Nagawa, Hirokazu
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 408 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1166
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