Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio as a predictor of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients - Reply
Journal Title: Annals of Hepatology - Year 2010, Vol 9, Issue 3
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Francisco Barrera Martínez, Arnoldo Riquelme Pérez, Marco Arrese Jiménez
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