P.162 TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY EARLY PREDICTS PROGRESSIVE RECURRENT HEPATITIS C AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
β Scribed by C. Rigamonti; M.F. Donato; M. Fraquelli; F. Agnelli; G. Rossi; M. Colombo
- Book ID
- 119633871
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 56 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1590-8658
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