Hepatic Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome in a child after chemotherapy for medulloblastoma
β Scribed by M. Kashif Ishaqi; A. Jamil; M. Khanani; M. Baroudi; Omar Trad; M. El-Hayek; Eric Bouffet
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 157 KB
- Volume
- 97
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-594X
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