Infection with GB virus C (GBV-C) in patients with fulminant hepatitis
β Scribed by Yukihiko Tameda; Yoshitane Kosaka; Shinsei Tagawa; Koujirou Takase; Naoto Sawada; Haruhisa Nakao; Fumio Tsuda; Takeshi Tanaka; Hiroaki Okamoto; Yuzo Miyakawa; Makoto Mayumi
- Book ID
- 118567460
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 454 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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