Natural course and liver histology of children with vertically transmitted hepatitis C virus infection
β Scribed by Miyoshi, Yoko; Etani, Yuri; Tajiri, Hitoshi; Sawada, Atsushi; Kozaiwa, Kosuke; Tada, Kanae; Miki, Kazunori; Okada, Shintaro
- Book ID
- 122718957
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 179 KB
- Volume
- 114
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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