Biochemical markers of liver fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C virus infection: a prospective study
✍ Scribed by Françoise Imbert-Bismut; Vlad Ratziu; Laurence Pieroni; Frederic Charlotte; Yves Benhamou; Thierry Poynard
- Book ID
- 117276648
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 108 KB
- Volume
- 357
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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