Effect of interferon α on calcium and bone metabolism in patients with chronic hepatitis
✍ Scribed by Takami Miki; Hiroaki Yoshida; Atsushi Shioi; Shuichi Jono; Mitsuya Yoshino; Kiyoshi Nakatsuka; Satoshi Hagiwara; Takahiko Kawagishi; Yoshiki Nishizawa; Hirotoshi Morii
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 386 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0914-8779
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