Visceral Kaposi's sarcoma associated with human herpesvirus 8 seroconversion in a heart transplant recipient
✍ Scribed by F. Collart; F. Kerbaul; G. Damaj; C. Zandotti; N. Vey; T. Mesana; A. Mouly-Bandini
- Book ID
- 116930480
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 52 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0041-1345
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