Plasma copeptin, a possible prognostic marker in cirrhosis
✍ Scribed by Moreno, José-Philippe; Grandclement, Emilie; Monnet, Elisabeth; Clerc, Béatrice; Agin, Arnaud; Cervoni, Jean-Paul; Richou, Carine; Vanlemmens, Claire; Dritsas, Stavros; Dumoulin, Gilles; Di Martino, Vincent; Thevenot, Thierry
- Book ID
- 124080530
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 201 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0106-9543
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