Building a Spanish-Latin American network on drug induced liver injury: much to get from a joint collaborative initiative
Journal Title: Annals of Hepatology - Year 2012, Vol 11, Issue 4
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Authors and Affiliations
Fernando Bessone, Nelia Hernandez, Milagros Dávalos, Raymundo Paraná, María Schinoni, Maribel Lizarzabal, David Kershenobich, Aurora Loaeza, Marco Arrese, Ruby Chirino, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Fabian Fay, Miguel Bruguera, Camilla Stephens, Raúl Andrade
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