Serum procollagen type III peptide levels in patients with acute viral hepatitis
✍ Scribed by Annoni, Giorgio ;Donato, Maria Francesca ;Cantaluppi, Cristina ;Lampertico, Pietro ;Cargnel, Antonietta ;Viganò, Paolo ;Hahn, Eckhart George ;Colombo, Massimo
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1988
- Weight
- 410 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0390-5748
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