Liver histology in hepatitis B and C co-infection on hemodialysis patients.
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Liver Histology in Hepatitis B and C Co-Infection on Hemodialysis Patients N. Nora Franceschini L.F. Luis Felipe Goncalves C.A. Carlos Alberto Prompt S.G.S. Sergio G.S. Barros C.T.S. Carlos T.S. Cerski C.A.R. Cesar A.R. Costa Division of Nephrology and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nephron
دوره 68 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994