Occult hepatitis B virus infection in patients with autoimmune liver diseases
β Scribed by Sarah P. Georgiadou; Kalliopi Zachou; Christos Liaskos; Stella Gabeta; Eirini I. Rigopoulou; George N. Dalekos
- Book ID
- 111237988
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 185 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0106-9543
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