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Original Article

Wedged Hepatic Venous Pressure Recording and Venography for the Assessment of Pre-Cirrhotic and Cirrhotic Liver Disease

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Pages 65-73 | Received 01 Mar 1988, Accepted 28 Oct 1988, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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