Clinical significance and prevalence of anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody in Chinese patients with primary biliary cirrhosis
β Scribed by Hu, Chaojun; Deng, Chuiwen; Zhang, Shulan; Song, Guang; Li, Lijun; Li, Xi; Wang, Li; Zhang, Fengchun; Li, Yongzhe
- Book ID
- 121606080
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 216 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0372-8722
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