Depression, anemia and health-related quality of life in chronic hepatitis C
β Scribed by Amy A. Dan; Lisa M. Martin; Cathy Crone; Janus P. Ong; Denise W. Farmer; Thomas Wise; Sean C. Robbins; Zobair M. Younossi
- Book ID
- 116651004
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 139 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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