Pathogenesis and Treatment of Pruritus in Cholestasis
โ Scribed by Andreas E. Kremer MD, Ulrich Beuers, Ronald P. J. Oude-Elferink, Thomas Pusl
- Book ID
- 119929014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 212 KB
- Volume
- 68
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-6667
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