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Editorial
. 2020 Jun;8(12):774.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2020.02.78.

Non-invasive diagnosis of variceal bleeding: choose the right target population and identify the right culprit

Paul Calès  1 , Alice Nanelin Guingané  2 , Frédéric Oberti  1 , Roger Arsène Sombié  2
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Editorial

Non-invasive diagnosis of variceal bleeding: choose the right target population and identify the right culprit

Paul Calès et al. Ann Transl Med. 2020 Jun.
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm.2020.02.78). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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