Incidence of cholelithiasis among patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension
โ Scribed by Steinberg, Harvey V. ;Beckett, William W. ;Chezmar, Judith L. ;Torres, William E. ;Murphy, Frederick B. ;Bernardino, Michael E.
- Book ID
- 105390800
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 354 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-0509
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