Long-term Outcomes of Patients With Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
โ Scribed by Imam, Mohamad H.; Silveira, Marina G.; Sinakos, Emmanouil; Gossard, Andrea A.; Jorgensen, Roberta; Keach, Jill; DeCook, Alisha C.; Lindor, Keith D.
- Book ID
- 122903411
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 498 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1542-3565
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