Carvedilol vs. esophageal variceal band ligation in the primary prophylaxis of variceal hemorrhage: A multicentre randomized controlled trial
โ Scribed by Shah, Hasnain Ali; Azam, Zahid; Rauf, Javeria; Abid, Shahab; Hamid, Saeed; Jafri, Wasim; Khalid, Abdullah; Ismail, Faisal Wasim; Parkash, Om; Subhan, Amna; Munir, Syed Mohammad
- Book ID
- 121793206
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 821 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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