Liver transplantation for sinusoidal obstructive syndrome (veno-occlusive disease): case report with review of the literature and the UNOS database
β Scribed by Fernando E. Membreno; Jorge Ortiz; Preston F. Foster; Francis Wright; Victor S. Ostrower; John D. Metter; Juan Palma-Vargas; Charles F. LeMaistre
- Book ID
- 110889958
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 321 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0902-0063
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