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Cause and prognosis in acute liver failure

✍ Scribed by Riordan, Stephen M. ;Williams, Roger

Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year: 1999
Tongue: English
Weight: 44 KB
Volume: 5
Category: Article
ISSN: 1074-3022
DOI: 10.1002/lt.500050107

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