Liver Resection and Transplantation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
โ Scribed by Belghiti, J.; Fuks, D.
- Book ID
- 120660084
- Publisher
- S. Karger AG
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 960 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 2235-1795
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