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Original Article

Value of serum alkaline phosphatase, aminotransferases, gamma-glutamyl transferase, leucine aminopeptidase, and bilirubin in the distinction between benign and malignant diseases causing jaundice and cholestasis: Results from a prospective study

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Pages 35-39 | Received 07 May 1992, Accepted 07 Aug 1992, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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