of grade III encephalopathy and renal failure (serum creatinine
Extracorporeal perfusion of pig liver in the treatment of acute liver failure
β Scribed by S. P. Parbhoo; L. J. Chalstrey; A. B. Ajdukiewicz; I. M. James; P. Hillenbrand; Jean Kennedy
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1971
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 316 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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