Primary prophylaxis for variceal bleeding: Are we there yet?

Gastroenterology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1120-1122

  Boyer, Thomas D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCLEROTHERAPY; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICEAL BAND LIGATION;

EID: 17144367260     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2005.02.035     Document Type: Editorial

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