A shunt equation for estimating the splenic component of portal hypertension
โ Scribed by L.R.M.Del Guercio; J.D. Cohn; K.K. Kazarian; M. Kinkhabwalla
- Book ID
- 115692291
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 839 KB
- Volume
- 135
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9610
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