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Editorial
. 2013 Sep-Oct;19(5):193-4.
doi: 10.4103/1319-3767.118109.

Prophylactic erythromycin in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: moving forward in improving endoscopic efficacy

Stephen Kim  1 , V Raman Muthusamy
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Editorial

Prophylactic erythromycin in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: moving forward in improving endoscopic efficacy

Stephen Kim et al. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2013 Sep-Oct.
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