Immunogenetic background of hepatitis B virus infection and autoimmune hepatitis in Japan
โ Scribed by Zeniya, Mikio ;Watanabe, Fumitoki ;Aizawa, Yoshio ;Toda, Gotaro
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 458 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0435-1339
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