Intravenous ganciclovir prophylaxis for cytomegalovirus in heart, heart-lung, and lung transplant recipients
β Scribed by T. G. Wreghitt; Simon J. C. Abel; Keith McNeil; Jayan Parameshwar; Susan Stewart; Nat Cary; Linda Sharples; Stephen Large; John Wallwork
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 64 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-0874
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