Nine adult white men ranging in age from 27 to 76 (mean, 55 years) were treated for primary
Treatment of chronic portal-systemic encephalopathy by colectomy
β Scribed by G. W. Johnston; H. W. Rodgers
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1965
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 319 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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