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Comment
. 1998 May 23;316(7144):1607.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7144.1607.

Octreotide for cirrhosis after variceal bleeding. Authors' claims for octreotide were not justified

D Patch, A Burroughs
Comment

Octreotide for cirrhosis after variceal bleeding. Authors' claims for octreotide were not justified

D Patch et al. BMJ. .
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