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Sex and hepatic fibrosis
D. Montgomery Bissell M.D.,
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D. Montgomery Bissell M.D.
M.D.
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Hepatology Editorial Office, 1360 Ninth Ave, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94122. fax: 415-502-7853===Search for more papers by this authorD. Montgomery Bissell M.D.,
Corresponding Author
D. Montgomery Bissell M.D.
M.D.
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Hepatology Editorial Office, 1360 Ninth Ave, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94122. fax: 415-502-7853===Search for more papers by this authorNo abstract is available for this article.
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