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Editorial
. 2022 May;55(9):1224-1225.
doi: 10.1111/apt.16897.

Editorial: variceal haemorrhage-under pressure, not the probe pushing down on me

Natasha Adlakha  1 , Mark W Russo  1
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Editorial

Editorial: variceal haemorrhage-under pressure, not the probe pushing down on me

Natasha Adlakha et al. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2022 May.
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