Anatomy of the Liver

Zakim and Boyer's Hepatology

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 3-21

  McCuskey, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-3258-8.50006-1     Document Type: Chapter

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