Randomized trial of ligation versus combined ligation and sclerotherapy for bleeding esophageal varices
โ Scribed by Ibrahim Al Traif; Fayiz Sbeih Fachartz; Abdulrahman Al Jumah; Mishall Al Johani; Ahmed Al Omair; Fahad Al Bakr; Bandar Al Knawy; Ahmed El Hafi; Mohammed H. Khan
- Book ID
- 118530427
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 43 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6779
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