Increased concurrence of cirrhosis and bacterial endocarditis. A clinical and postmortem study

Gastroenterology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1977, Pages 1107-1113

  Snyder, N ^a   Atterbury, C E ^a   Correia, J P ^a   Conn, H O ^a  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCITES; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROORGANISM; PERITONITIS;

EID: 0017661641     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(19)31867-0     Document Type: Article

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