Meta-analysis of the role of C-reactive protein in predicting severity of acute pancreatitis
β Scribed by Jin, T.; Altaf, K.; Xiong, J.J.; Javed, M.A.; Huang, W.; Sutton, R.; Xia, Q.
- Book ID
- 122824814
- Publisher
- S. Karger AG
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 58 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1424-3903
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