Transient elastography for predicting clinical outcomes in patients with chronic liver disease
β Scribed by D. A. Klibansky; S. H. Mehta; M. Curry; I. Nasser; T. Challies; N. H. Afdhal
- Book ID
- 108886633
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 154 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1352-0504
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