A fourfold increase of oesophageal variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients with a history of oesophageal variceal bleeding.

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Published in Singapore Med J on November 25, 2015

Authors

Tsung-Hsing Hung1,2, Chih-Wei Tseng1,2, Chih-Chun Tsai3, Chorng-Jang Lay2,4, Chen-Chi Tsai2,4

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chia-Yi, Taiwan.
2: School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
3: Department of Mathematics, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan.
4: Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chia-Yi, Taiwan.

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