Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C From Donation After Cardiac Death Donors: An Analysis of OPTN/UNOS Data
โ Scribed by T. Uemura; V. Ramprasad; C. S. Hollenbeak; D. Bezinover; Z. Kadry
- Book ID
- 114806308
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 592 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1600-6135
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