Hepatitis B and C virus infection and the risk of atherosclerosis in a general population
✍ Scribed by Henry Völzke; Christian Schwahn; Birger Wolff; Renate Mentel; Daniel M Robinson; Volker Kleine; Stephan B Felix; Ulrich John
- Book ID
- 118420276
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 69 KB
- Volume
- 174
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9150
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