CASE REPORT: Hepatotoxicity in Patients with Cirrhosis, an Often Unrecognized Problem
✍ Scribed by Raúl J. Andrade; Isabel Lucena; Carmen Fernández; Jose L. Vega; Raquel Camargo
- Book ID
- 110292689
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 50 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-2116
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