Comparison of treatments of bleeding varices: Effects of differences between treatment intended and treatment received
β Scribed by Linda Rabeneck
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 279 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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