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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 689-692

  Stiegmann, Gregory V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Band ligation; Beta adrenergic receptor antagonists; Prophylaxis; Variceal hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ISOSORBIDE 5 NITRATE; NITRATE; PROPRANOLOL; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCLEROTHERAPY; VEIN LIGATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RECURRENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036771831     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2002/805720     Document Type: Article

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