Clinical and histological impact of previous hepatitis B virus infection in patients with chronic hepatitis C
✍ Scribed by Roberto J. Carvalho-Filho; Leonardo De Lucca Schiavon; Janaína L. Narciso-Schiavon; Juliana P. Sampaio; Valéria P. Lanzoni; Maria L. Gomes Ferraz; Antonio E. Benedito Silva
- Book ID
- 111237930
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 148 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0106-9543
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