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Molecular pathogenesis and early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma – Perspectives from West Africa

✍ Scribed by Maimuna Mendy; Robert Walton

Book ID: 116335252
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Weight: 249 KB
Volume: 286
Category: Article
ISSN: 0304-3835
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2009.04.039

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