Clinical implications of GBV-C/HGV infection in patients with “HCV-related” chronic hepatitis
✍ Scribed by Raffaella Francesconi; Fabrizio Giostra; Giorgio Ballardini; Aldo Manzin; Laura Solforosi; Federico Lari; Carlo Descovich; Sabrina Ghetti; Alberto Grassi; Gianpaolo Bianchi; Daniela Zauli; Massimo Clementi; Francesco B. Bianchi
- Book ID
- 118567793
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 862 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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