Utility of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase and mean corpuscular volume in alcoholic liver disease

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1007-1010

  Baral, N ^a   Pokhrel, S ^a   Lamsal, M ^a   Yadav, B N ^a   Sah, S P ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

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EID: 27744531523     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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