Controversies in the management of hepatitis C virus infection after liver transplantation
β Scribed by Mitchell L. Shiffman; Hugo E. Vargas; Gregory T. Everson
- Book ID
- 111723507
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 123 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
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