Hepatic microcirculatory thrombosis in acute-on-chronic hepatic failure
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عنوان ژورنال: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1110-7782,2090-9098
DOI: 10.4103/ejim.ejim_5_18