Published in Br Med J on February 03, 1979
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Controlled clinical trial comparing early with interval cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. Br J Surg (1975) 1.63
A prospective randomised controlled clinical trial comparing somatostatin and vasopressin in controlling acute variceal haemorrhage. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1985) 1.62
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Somatostatin and variceal haemorrhage. Lancet (1984) 1.40
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Applying the diabetes quality improvement project indicators in the Indian Health Service primary care setting. Diabetes Care (2001) 1.15
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A dimethylnitrosamine-induced model of cirrhosis and portal hypertension in the rat. J Hepatol (1985) 1.09
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The binding site on human immunoglobulin E for its high affinity receptor. J Biol Chem (1994) 1.04
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Giant solitary diverticulum of the transverse colon with diverticulosis. Br J Clin Pract (1973) 1.01
Relationship between gastric emptying of solids and gall bladder emptying in normal subjects. Gut (1985) 1.00
The toxicity of antibiotics to plant cell cultures. Plant Cell Rep (1983) 1.00
Simple versus radical mastectomy. Preliminary report of the Cardiff breast trial. Lancet (1973) 0.99
"Dumping" after vagotomy and pyloroplasty. Br J Surg (1969) 0.98
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The effects of inspiratory resistive training on respiratory muscle function in patients with muscular dystrophy. Muscle Nerve (1985) 0.97
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Proceedings: The effect of portocaval shunt on colon transfer of ammonia in cirrhosis of the liver. Gut (1974) 0.95
Transgenic tomato plants with decreased sucrose synthase are unaltered in starch and sugar accumulation in the fruit. Plant Mol Biol (1999) 0.95
Zinc absorption in Crohn's disease. Gut (1980) 0.95
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A multicentre randomised trial comparing octreotide and injection sclerotherapy in the management and outcome of acute variceal haemorrhage. Gut (1997) 0.92
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An in vivo 31P MRS study of patients with liver cirrhosis: progress towards a non-invasive assessment of disease severity. NMR Biomed (1993) 0.91
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Regulation of mammalian ribosome synthesis by amino acids. Biochim Biophys Acta (1970) 0.90
Technetium-99m labelled bran: a new agent for measuring gastric emptying. Clin Radiol (1983) 0.90
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The effects of stress on oncology staff. CMAJ (2000) 0.87
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Crohn's disease and myasthenia gravis: a possible role for thymectomy. Gut (1994) 0.86
Effect of a synthetic gastrin-like pentapeptide upon the intestinal transport of sodium, potassium, and water. Gut (1968) 0.85
Further evidence for a random transition in the cell cycle. Nature (1978) 0.85
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Associated autonomic dysfunction and carcinoma of the pancreas. Br Med J (1970) 0.85
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Prolonged undiagnosed fever in northern India. Trop Geogr Med (1992) 0.84
Limits to parathyroid imaging with thallium-201 confirmed by tissue uptake and phantom studies. J Nucl Med (1986) 0.84
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A simple method for measuring zinc absorption in man using a short-lived isotope (69mZn). Am J Clin Nutr (1980) 0.83
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The management of gastrointestinal haemorrhage by somatostatin after apparently successful endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for bleeding oesophageal varices. J Hepatol (1991) 0.83
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The prediction of the outcome of portacavel shunt using bromsulphthalein (BSP): a retrospective aspect. Br J Surg (1974) 0.83
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The effect of vasopressin and hepatic artery ligation on the blood supply to normal and metastatic liver tissue. Br J Cancer (1984) 0.81
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Effects of propranolol on hepatic haemodynamics in the cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic rat. Br J Surg (1985) 0.81
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