Focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver in childhood
✍ Scribed by Reymond, Didier ;Aebi, Christoph ;Hirt, Andreas ;Leibundgut, Kurt ;Plaschkes, Jack ;Lüthy, Annette Ridofi ;Tschäppeler, Heinz ;Zimmermann, Arthur
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 683 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-1532
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