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Clinical trial: pilot study of metformin for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

✍ Scribed by R. LOOMBA; G. LUTCHMAN; D. E. KLEINER; M. RICKS; J. J. FELD; B. B. BORG; A. MODI; P. NAGABHYRU; A. E. SUMNER; T. J. LIANG; J. H. HOOFNAGLE


Book ID
108605495
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
238 KB
Volume
29
Category
Article
ISSN
0269-2813

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