Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy

Obstetric and Gynecologic Dermatology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 57-63

  Ambros Rudolph, Christina M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

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EID: 78649660411     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7234-3445-0.10007-4     Document Type: Chapter

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