Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, liver vascular malformations and cardiac consequences
β Scribed by Ginon, Isabelle; Decullier, Evelyne; Finet, Gerard; Cordier, Jean-Francois; Marion, Denis; Saurin, Jean-Christophe; Dupuis-Girod, Sophie
- Book ID
- 121776574
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 180 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0953-6205
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