Decreasing serum alpha-fetoprotein levels in predicting poor prognosis of acute hepatic failure in patients with chronic hepatitis B
β Scribed by Sien-Sing Yang; Ken-Sheng Cheng; Yung-Chih Lai; Chi-Hwa Wu; Tzen-Kwan Chen; Chia-Long Lee; Ding-Shinn Chen
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 68 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1174
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