Acute variceal bleeding: Still searching for the right treatment
โ Scribed by Christine Silvain; Eric Fort; Pierre Ingrand; Michel Beauchant; Jorge E. Valenzuela; Timothy Schubert; James Posillico; Loren Laine
- Book ID
- 102238095
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 240 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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