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Original Article

The effect of continuous vasopressin infusion on splanchnic blood flow, liver function, and portal and central venous pressures in patients with cirrhosis

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Pages 251-256 | Received 04 May 1983, Accepted 13 Jan 1984, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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