A Case of Methimazole-Induced Acute Hepatic Failure in A Patient with Chronic Hepatitis B Carrier

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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

سال: 1990

ISSN: 1226-3303,2005-6648

DOI: 10.3904/kjim.1990.5.1.69