Infantile liver disease: Carry-over to the adult. 4. Autoimmune liver disease.
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Autoimmune liver disease.
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عنوان ژورنال: Kanzo
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0451-4203,1881-3593
DOI: 10.2957/kanzo.47.86