Outcome of liver transplantation in patients with iron overload
β Scribed by Baquerizo, Angeles; Woodward, Baylor; Kunder, Gregg; French, Samuel; Chen, Pauline; Nissen, Nicholas N.; Reyes, Linda; Smith, Christina; Lassman, Charles; Petrovic, Lydia; Shackleton, Christopher R.; Busuttil, Ronald W.
- Book ID
- 122544390
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 167 KB
- Volume
- 118
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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