Acute liver failure in Sweden: etiology and outcome
✍ Scribed by G. Wei; A. Bergquist; U. Broomé; S. Lindgren; S. Wallerstedt; S. Almer; P. Sangfelt; Å. Danielsson; H. Sandberg-Gertzén; L. Lööf; H. Prytz; E. Björnsson
- Book ID
- 108862366
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 713 KB
- Volume
- 262
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0954-6820
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