Relevance of two-stage total hepatectomy and liver transplantation in acute liver failure and severe liver-trauma
✍ Scribed by E. Domínguez Fernández; K. Lange; R. Lange; F. W. Eigler
- Book ID
- 110915986
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 566 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-0874
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