Endoscopic ligation compared with sclerotherapy for the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices.

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Published in Ann Intern Med on July 01, 1993

Authors

L Laine1, H M el-Newihi, B Migikovsky, R Sloane, F Garcia

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, U.S.C. School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033.

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