Prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B virus infection
โ Scribed by Seng Gee Lim; Rosmawati Mohammed; Man-Fung Yuen; Jia-Horng Kao
- Book ID
- 108952416
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 219 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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