Genetic alterations in the S gene of hepatitis B virus in patients with acute hepatitis B, chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis B liver cirrhosis before and after liver transplantation
β Scribed by Francisco Rodriguez-Frias; Maria Buti; Rosendo Jardi; Victor Vargas; Josep Quer; Montserrat Cotrina; Maria Martell; Rafael Esteban; Jaime Guardia
- Book ID
- 111236173
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 706 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0106-9543
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