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Porphyria cutanea tarda and porphyria variegata unmasked by viral hepatitis

✍ Scribed by P.R. COBURN; J.C. COLEMAN; J.J. CREAM; J.L.M. HAWK; S.G.S. LAMB; I.M. MURRAY-LYON


Book ID
108690582
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1985
Tongue
English
Weight
262 KB
Volume
10
Category
Article
ISSN
0307-6938

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