Hepatopulmonary syndrome occurring after orthotopic liver transplantation
β Scribed by Christopher E. Avendano; Patrick A. Flume; Prabhakar Baliga; David N. Lewin; Charlie Strange; Adrian Reuben
- Book ID
- 111723129
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 71 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
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