Cirrhosis of Liver
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Cirrhosis of liver – an interesting clinical condition that baffles our aims of diagnosis – is the endresult of not one cause but of many processes. Here is a study based on 59 cases of early, intermediate and late cirrhosis which becomes an interesting part of the continuing search to find out and thoroughly understand the real cause so that the medical profession can go ahead to eradicate the disease.
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