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Cost analysis for the prevention of variceal rebleeding: A comparison between transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt and endoscopic sclerotherapy in a selected group of italian cirrhotic patients

✍ Scribed by Patrizia Meddi; Manuela Merli; Raffaella Lionetti; Adriano De Santis; Valentina Valeriano; Andrea Masini; Plinio Rossi; Filippo Salvatori; Francesco Salerno; Roberto de Franchis; Livio Capocaccia; Oliviero Riggio

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1999
Tongue: English
Weight: 121 KB
Volume: 29
Category: Article
ISSN: 0270-9139
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510290411

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