The role of hepatitis B and C viruses in hepatocellular carcinoma in a hepatitis B endemic area. A case-control study
โ Scribed by Wan-Long Chuang; Wen-Yu Chang; Sheng-Nan Lu; Wang-Pin Su; Zu-Yau Lin; Shinn-Cherng Chen; Ming-Yuh Hsieh; Liang-Yen Wang; San-Lin You; Chien-Jen Chen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 274 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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