3543 A prospective randomized trial of octreotide plus sclerotherapy for acute variceal bleeding. a multicentric study.
β Scribed by Balanzo, Joaquin; Marquez-Galan, Jose; Villanueva, Candid; Pavesi, Mario
- Book ID
- 122180911
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 17 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6779
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