Biochemical markers of hepatic fibrosis in primary biliary cirrhosis
β Scribed by Mario Plebani; Alda Giacomini; Annarosa Floreani; Maria Chiaramonte; Giuliano Soffiati; Remo Naccarato; Angelo Burlina
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 312 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0940-5437
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