The evolution of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (past, present, and future)
β Scribed by Yoichi Ishizaki; Seiji Kawasaki
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 311 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1174
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