Infectious complications in pediatric liver transplantation candidates
โ Scribed by Murat Cakir; Cigdem Arikan; Sezin Asik Akman; Masallah Baran; Ulas Eylem Saz; Rasit Vural Yagci; Murat Zeytunlu; Murat Kilic; Sema Aydogdu
- Book ID
- 110896689
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 113 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1397-3142
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