A Case of Chronic Hepatitis C, in which Elimination of Hepatitis C Virus was Achieved by Kampo Treatment.
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عنوان ژورنال: Kampo Medicine
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0287-4857,1882-756X
DOI: 10.3937/kampomed.51.43