Clinical Liver Transplant Outcomes in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension
โ Scribed by Marshall, G.R.; Kinsella, S.B.; Mangus, R.S.
- Book ID
- 122846159
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 53 KB
- Volume
- 179
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4804
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