Simultaneous islet–kidney vs pancreas–kidney transplantation in type 1 diabetes mellitus: a 5
✍ Scribed by P. A. Gerber; V. Pavlicek; N. Demartines; R. Zuellig; T. Pfammatter; R. Wüthrich; M. Weber; G. A. Spinas; R. Lehmann
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 207 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-186X
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