The primary study of liver regeneration and recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma
β Scribed by Chao Liu; Jie Wang; Shuang Chen; Qingjia Ou
- Book ID
- 118565689
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 114 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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