Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Implications for Clinical Practice and Health Promotion
β Scribed by Bethany Croke; Deborah Sampson
- Book ID
- 113827773
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 236 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1555-4155
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