Utility of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts in Liver-Transplant Recipients
β Scribed by Daniel X. Choi; Ashokkumar B. Jain; Mark S. Orloff
- Book ID
- 113679035
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 285 KB
- Volume
- 208
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1072-7515
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