Prevention and management of gastroesophageal varices and variceal hemorrhage in cirrhosis
β Scribed by Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao; Arun J. Sanyal; Norman D. Grace; William Carey
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 188 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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