Role of hepatitis B virus infection in chronic liver disease of diabetic patients: A case-control study
✍ Scribed by Mels, Guido Colloredo ;Bettale, Giusi ;Bellati, Giorgio ;Guanziroli, Massimo ;Tiraboschi, Lucio ;Angeli, Giovanni ;Idéo, Gaetano
- Book ID
- 110565374
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1986
- Weight
- 380 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-5563
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