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Is hepatitis C virus infection a trigger of porphyria cutanea tarda?

✍ Scribed by Herrero, C.; Vicente, A.; Mascaró, J.M.; Bruguera, M.; Barrera, J.M.; Terés, J.; Rodés, J.; Ercilla, M.G.; Vidal, J.

Book ID
122325685
Publisher
The Lancet
Year
1993
Tongue
English
Weight
278 KB
Volume
341
Category
Article
ISSN
0140-6736

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