Blood lactate and outcome of paracetamol-induced acute liver failure
โ Scribed by William Bernal; Julia Wendon
- Book ID
- 117281413
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 60 KB
- Volume
- 360
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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