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Endoscopic versus TIPS therapy for the prevention of variceal hemorrhage: Is TIPS tops?

✍ Scribed by K G Benner

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
179 KB
Volume
24
Category
Article
ISSN
0270-9139

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✦ Synopsis

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