Emphysematous gastritis in a liver transplant recipient
โ Scribed by Muhammad F. Dawwas; Rajesh Sivaprakasam; Andrew J. Butler; Neville V. Jamieson; Graeme J. Alexander
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 142 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.21986
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