Liver iron deposits in hepatitis B patients: Association with severity of liver disease but not with hemochromatosis gene mutations
โ Scribed by ANA LC MARTINELLI; ANTONIO B ARAUJO FILHO; RENDRIK F FRANCO; MARLI H TAVELLA; LEANDRA NZ RAMALHO; SERGIO ZUCOLOTO; SANDRA S RODRIGUES; MARCOS A ZAGO
- Book ID
- 108949889
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 91 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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