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. 2013 Apr;62(4):655-6.
doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2012-303351. Epub 2012 Dec 15.

To TOE or not to TOE? That is the question in patients with portal hypertension and varices

Christopher Leung, Sern Wei Yeoh, Lucy Y Lim, Ray Boyapati, Adam G Testro, Rhys Vaughan, Kaye Marion, Louise M Burrell, Peter W Angus
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To TOE or not to TOE? That is the question in patients with portal hypertension and varices

Christopher Leung et al. Gut. 2013 Apr.
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