Primary biliary cirrhosis: Incidence and predictive factors of cirrhosis development in ursodiol-treated patients
β Scribed by Christophe Corpechot; Fabrice Carrat; Raoul Poupon; Renee-Eugenie Poupon
- Book ID
- 119756542
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 709 KB
- Volume
- 122
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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