Evaluation of Baveno recommendations for grading esophageal varices [3]

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 657-659

  Calès, Paul ^a   Oberti, Frédéric ^a   Bernard Chabert, Brigitte ^b,c   Payen, Jean Louis ^d  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c REIMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPRANOLOL;

DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 0141674772     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(03)00248-4     Document Type: Letter

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