Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for esophageal varices in the elderly
โ Scribed by Masayuki Ohta; Makoto Hashizume; Tatsuro Kamakura; Kiichiro Ueno; Morimasa Tomikawa; Kazuo Tanoue; Seigo Kitano; Keizo Sugimachi
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 551 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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