S07 * NONINVASIVE SCREENING TOOLS FOR LIVER CIRRHOSIS IN ADDICTED PATIENTS
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عنوان ژورنال: Alcohol and Alcoholism
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0735-0414,1464-3502
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agt080