Kolh, Philippe ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > Service des informations médico économiques (SIME) ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Biochimie et physiologie générales, humaines et pathologiques ; Université de Liège - ULiège > GIGA
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