Peripheral neuropathy in children with chronic cholestasis and vitamine e deficiency
β Scribed by S. Metral; A. Ropert; P. Landrieu
- Book ID
- 115865494
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 67 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0013-4694
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