Hepatic steatosis in obese Chinese children
โ Scribed by Chan, D F Y; Li, A M; Chu, W C W; Chan, M H M; Wong, E M C; Liu, E K H; Chan, I H S; Yin, J; Lam, C W K; Fok, T F
- Book ID
- 110045590
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 92 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1476-5497
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