Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients: Is prophylactic propranolol therapy beneficial?
β Scribed by EVANGELOS CHOLONGITAS; GEORGE V PAPATHEODORIDIS; EMANUEL K MANESIS; ANDREW K BURROUGHS; ATHANASIOS J ARCHIMANDRITIS
- Book ID
- 111755001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 71 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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