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. 1956 Sep;144(3):318–334. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195609000-00003

Bleeding Esophageal Varices

A Study of the Cause of the Associated “Hepatic Coma” *

William V McDermott Jr, Joan Wareham, Athol G Riddell
PMCID: PMC1465388  PMID: 13363270

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