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Original Article

Helper-Inducer and Suppressor-Inducer Lymphocyte Subsets in Alcoholic Cirrhosis

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Pages 295-301 | Received 25 Apr 1990, Accepted 28 Aug 1990, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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