Malnutrition in end stage liver disease: Recommendations and nutritional support
β Scribed by Eleni T Tsiaousi; Apostolos I Hatzitolios; Sotirios K Trygonis; Christos G Savopoulos
- Book ID
- 108951803
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 120 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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