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Chapter 42 - Tumors of the liver

from Section V - Other considerations and issues in pediatric hepatology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2014

By
Dolores López-Terrada  and
Milton J. Finegold
Edited by
Frederick J. Suchy ,
Ronald J. Sokol  and
William F. Balistreri
Dolores López-Terrada
Affiliation:
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Milton J. Finegold
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Immunology and Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Frederick J. Suchy
Affiliation:
University of Colorado Medical Center
Ronald J. Sokol
Affiliation:
University of Colorado Medical Center
William F. Balistreri
Affiliation:
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
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Liver Disease in Children , pp. 728 - 759
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