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Acute liver failure related to chemotherapy

Indra Wijaya1, Andri Sanityoso, Laurentius A Lesmana

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia - Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. Jl. Diponegoro no. 71, Jakarta Pusat 10430, Indonesia. leon_natan@yahoo.com

Acta Medica Indonesiana
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