Liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease: A survey of transplantation programs in the United States
โ Scribed by Everhart, J E ;Beresford, T P
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 539 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1074-3022
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