Liver transplantation versus liver resection for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma
โ Scribed by Kyung Keun Lee; Dong Goo Kim; In Sung Moon; Myung Duk Lee; Jung Hyun Park
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 155 KB
- Volume
- 101
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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