Long-term follow-up of patients with chronic hepatitis B treated with interferon alfa
β Scribed by DT Lau; J Everhart; DE Kleiner; Y Park; J Vergalla; P Schmid; JH Hoofnagle
- Book ID
- 119755834
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 324 KB
- Volume
- 113
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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