Impact of obesity, hepatic steatosis, and insulin resistance on hepatitis C treatment outcomes
β Scribed by Hesham M. Elgouhari; Hari S. Conjeevaram
- Book ID
- 107540484
- Publisher
- Current Science Inc.
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 332 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1540-3416
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