Liver enzymes, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and incident cardiovascular disease
β Scribed by Giovanni Targher; Christopher P. Day
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 369 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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