High prevalence of hepatitis B and C viral markers in Japanese patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
β Scribed by Tanaka, Naomi ;Chiba, Toshiya ;Matsuzaki, Yasushi ;Osuga, Toshiaki ;Aikawa, Tatsuya ;Mitamura, Keiji
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 567 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0435-1339
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