Correlation of percutaneous liver biopsy fragmentation with the degree of fibrosis
β Scribed by A. H. Malik; K. S. Kumar; P. F. Malet; R. Jain; P. Prasad; G. Ostapowicz
- Book ID
- 108603506
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 55 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0269-2813
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