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Original Article

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Clinical Features and Outcome, with Special Reference to Asymptomatic Disease

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Pages 57-64 | Received 26 May 1988, Accepted 15 Sep 1988, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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