Hepatotropic Viral Infection Associated Systemic Vasculitides—Hepatitis B Virus Associated Polyarteritis Nodosa and Hepatitis C Virus Associated Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis
✍ Scribed by Sharma, Aman; Sharma, Kusum
- Book ID
- 122986562
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 704 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0973-6883
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