Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis.

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Published in Curr Treat Options Gastroenterol on December 01, 2002

Authors

Donald J. Hillebrand1

Author Affiliations

1: Loma Linda University Medical Center, 11234 Anderson Street, Room 1432, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA. dhillebrand@ahs.llumc.edu

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