Prevention of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
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Esophageal variceal ligation in the secondary prevention of variceal bleeding: Result of long term follow-up
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1598-9992
DOI: 10.4166/kjg.2010.56.3.155