Does orthotopic liver transplantation heal Wilson's disease? Clinical follow-up of two liver-transplanted patients
β Scribed by H. Hefter; W. Rautenberg; G. Kreuzpaintner; G. Arendt; H.-J. Freund; R. Pichlmayr; G. Strohmeyer
- Book ID
- 114783462
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 452 KB
- Volume
- 84
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6314
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