Recurrent hepatitis C virus hepatitis in liver transplant recipients receiving tacrolimus: Association with rejection and increased immunosuppression after transplantation
β Scribed by Nina Singh; Timothy Gayowski; Oliver K. Ndimbie; Sayah Nedjar; Marilyn M. Wagener; Victor L. Yu
- Book ID
- 117220661
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 446 KB
- Volume
- 119
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0039-6060
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