The treatment of oesophageal varices: A debate and a discussion

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 241, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-108

  Conn, H O ^a,b,e   Lebrec, D ^c   Terblanche, J ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPRANOLOL;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTOCAVAL SHUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY;

EID: 0031044567     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1997.88895000.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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