Increased incidence of infection in verapamil-treated kidney transplant recipients
โ Scribed by G Nanni; N Panocchia; R Tacchino; M Foco; E Piccioni; M Castagneto
- Book ID
- 117228965
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 61 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0041-1345
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