Implementation of screening and preventive strategies in liver transplant candidates
β Scribed by Guilherme Macedo; Susana Lopes; Sonia Barroso; Pedro Moutinho Ribeiro; Jose Costa Maia
- Book ID
- 119393401
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 27 KB
- Volume
- 97
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9270
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