C-reactive protein and acute pancreatitis
✍ Scribed by H. G. Beger; M. Büchler; C. Wilson; A. Shenkin; C. Imrie
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 145 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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