Liver transplantation for HELLP syndrome
โ Scribed by Brian D. Shames; Luis A. Fernandez; Hans W. Sollinger; L. Thomas Chin; Anthony M. D'Alessandro; Stuart J. Knechtle; Michael R. Lucey; Reza Hafez; Alexandru I. Musat; Munci Kalayoglu
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 146 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.20285
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