Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients With Esophageal Varices

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 401-403

  Spencer, Kirk T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MORBIDITY; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 63549097704     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.02.011     Document Type: Editorial

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