"The city of Hepar": rituals, gastronomy, and politics at the origins of the modern names for the liver.

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Published in J Hepatol on June 28, 2011

Authors

Michele Augusto Riva1, Enrica Riva, Mauro Spicci, Mario Strazzabosco, Marcello Giovannini, Giancarlo Cesana

Author Affiliations

1: Research Centre on Public Health, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy. michele.riva@unimib.it

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