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Liver transplantation in advanced liver failure: Neurologic outcome in acute versus chronic liver disease

✍ Scribed by Wael I. Youssef; Kevin D. Mullen

Book ID: 111723281
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2002
Tongue: English
Weight: 47 KB
Volume: 8
Category: Article
ISSN: 1527-6465
DOI: 10.1053/jlts.2002.35925

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