Primary Biliary Cholangitis: 2018 Practice Guidance from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

Lindor, Keith D., Bowlus, Christopher L., Boyer, James, Levy, Cynthia, Mayo, Marlyn·2019·Hepatology
DOI 10.1002/hep.30145

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