20 PREDICTORS FOR NEED FOR LIVER TRANSPLANTS IN ACUTE ZINC PHOSPHIDE POISONING
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0973-6883
DOI: 10.1016/s0973-6883(11)60157-6