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Am J Pathol. 1957 February; 33(1): 29–53.
PMCID: PMC1934642
Hepatic Fibrosis and Cirrhosis in Man in Relation to Malnutrition*
John Higginson, B. G. Grobbelaar, and A. R. P. Walker
*This paper is published with the permission of the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
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