Risk factors of severe ischemic biliary complications after liver transplantation
β Scribed by Ming-Feng Wang; Zhong-Kui Jin; Da-Zhi Chen; Xian-Liang Li; Xin Zhao; Hua Fan
- Book ID
- 117792649
- Publisher
- Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 132 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1499-3872
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