Liver Transplantation for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Results of Aggressive Corticosteroid Withdrawal
โ Scribed by J. Campsen; M. Zimmerman; J. Trotter; M. Wachs; T. Bak; T. Steinberg; M. Kaplan; I. Kam
- Book ID
- 116934943
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 297 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0041-1345
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