Splenectomy and antiviral treatment for thrombocytopenic patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection
โ Scribed by K. Ikezawa; M. Naito; T. Yumiba; K. Iwahashi; Y. Onishi; H. Kita; A. Nishio; T. Kanno; T. Matsuura; A. Ono; M. Chiba; T. Mizuno; H. Aketa; K. Maeda; T. Michida; K. Katayama
- Book ID
- 108886361
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 73 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1352-0504
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