Application of the platelet count/spleen diameter ratio to rule out the presence of oesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis: a validation study based on follow-up.

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Published in Dig Liver Dis on October 01, 2005

Authors

E G Giannini1, F Botta, P Borro, P Dulbecco, E Testa, C Mansi, V Savarino, R Testa

Author Affiliations

1: Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV, No. 6, 16132 Genoa, Italy. egiannini@unige.it

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