Ferritin in decompensated cirrhosis: Iron or inflammation?
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منابع مشابه
Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Department of Pathology, Taipei Medical University Hospital; and Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Taipei Medical University Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei. Received: 20 August 2001. Revised: 20 September 2001. Accepted: 9 October 2001. Reprint requests and correspondence to: Professor Shiann Pan, Departme...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hepatology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0168-8278
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.08.058