Non-selective beta-blockers are not associated with serious infections in veterans with cirrhosis.

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Published in Aliment Pharmacol Ther on June 20, 2013

Authors

J S Bajaj1, S M Ratliff, D M Heuman, K L Lapane

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Virginia Commonwealth University and McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA 23249, USA. jsbajaj@vcu.edu

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