Amount and composition of bone minerals in chronic liver disease
β Scribed by J. A. Kalef-Ezra; M. H. Merkouropoulos; A. Challa; J. Hatzikonstantinou; A. H. Karantanas; E. V. Tsianos
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 715 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-2116
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