Natural history of cirrhotic patients with small esophageal varices: a prospective study
β Scribed by Marco Zoli; Carlo Merkel; Donatella Magalotti; Cristina Gueli; Michele Grimaldi; Angelo Gatta; Mauro Bernardi
- Book ID
- 119396953
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 102 KB
- Volume
- 95
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9270
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