Portal hypertension: Nonselective β-blockers in patients with refractory ascites

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-11

  Garcia Paǵn, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BILIRUBIN; SODIUM;

ASCITES; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ASCITES; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; HUMANS; LIGATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 78651071020     PISSN: 17595045     EISSN: 17595053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2010.185     Document Type: Review

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