Alcoholic liver disease
β Scribed by Chaim S. Abittan; Charles S. Lieber
- Book ID
- 107558528
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 293 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1092-8472
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