Pre- and post-transplant assessment of liver function in paediatric liver transplantation
✍ Scribed by M. Burdelski; M. Oellerich; J. Düwel; H. Raith; M. Scheruhn; B. Ringe; B. Rodeck; A. Latta; R. Pichlmayr; J. Brodehl
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 566 KB
- Volume
- 151
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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