Vasoactive factors and hemodynamic mechanisms in the pathophysiology of portal hypertension in cirrhosis
β Scribed by Angelo Gatta; Massimo Bolognesi; Carlo Merkel
- Book ID
- 116727947
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 162 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-2997
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