Hypertriglyceridemia-Induced Acute Pancreatitis
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Pancreas and Biliary Tract
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2288-0941
DOI: 10.15279/kpba.2017.22.4.158