Cost-effectiveness of ultrasound-guided liver biopsy
โ Scribed by Tousif Pasha; Sherine Gabriel; Terry Therneau; E. Rolland Dickson; Keith D. Lindor
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 163 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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