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Research Article

Recombinant Activated Factor VII (rFVIIa) Acutely Normalizes Prothrombin Time in Patients with Cirrhosis During Bleeding from Oesophageal Varices

Pages 1081-1085 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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