Fulminant hepatic failure due to chronic acetaminophen intoxication in an infant
โ Scribed by Yueh-Ping Liu; Yan-Hsuan Ni; Cheng-Chung Fang; Wen-Jone Chen
- Book ID
- 116192872
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 134 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-8171
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