Short-term outcomes of living-related liver transplantation for primary biliary cirrhosis and its recurrence: report of five cases
โ Scribed by T Takeishi; Y Sato; T Ichida; S Yamamoto; T Kobayashi; K Hatakeyama
- Book ID
- 117232955
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 42 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0041-1345
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