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Primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in cirrhotics unable to take β-blockers: a randomized trial of ligation

✍ Scribed by C. Triantos; J. Vlachogiannakos; A. Armonis; A. Saveriadis; A. Kougioumtzian; G. Leandro; S. Manolakopoulos; D. Tzourmakliotis; S. A. Raptis; A. K. Burroughs; A. Avgerinos


Book ID
108604067
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Weight
151 KB
Volume
21
Category
Article
ISSN
0269-2813

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