Age at infection, gender and viral genotype affect rate of fibrosis in hepatitis C virus infection
β Scribed by Mark Wright; Robert Goldin; Howard Thomas; Mark Thursz
- Book ID
- 118565408
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 109 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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