Diagnostic significance of estimation of serum apolipoprotein A along with α-fetoprotein in alcoholic cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma patients
✍ Scribed by Sudhakar S. Nayak; Sreenivas S. Kamath; Ganesh N. Kundaje; Annayya R. Aroor
- Book ID
- 115826215
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 569 KB
- Volume
- 173
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-8981
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