Serum levels of interferon-αand-γin acute and chronic hepatitis B virus infection
✍ Scribed by Chia-Ming Chu; I-Shyan Sheen; Chau-Ting Yeh; Sen-Yung Hsieh; Sun-Lung Tsai; Yun-Fan Liaw
- Book ID
- 112712498
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 485 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-2116
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