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. 2004 Nov;73(2):139–141.

Secondary haemorrhage after rubber band ligation of haemorrhoids in patients taking clopidogrel--a cautionary note.

G C Beattie 1, M M Rao 1, W J Campbell 1
PMCID: PMC2475464  PMID: 15651778

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