Silymarin for patients with primary biliary cirrhosis with a suboptimal response to ursodeoxycholic acid
β Scribed by Angulo, Paul; Patel, Tushar; Jorgensen, Roberta A.; Keach, Jill C.; Dickson, E. Rolland; Lindor, Keith D.
- Book ID
- 122348535
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 171 KB
- Volume
- 118
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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