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SUCCESSFUL CONTROL OF MASSIVE GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING FOLLOWING UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD TRANSPLANTATION (UCBT) BY USE OF RECOMBINANT ACTIVATED FACTOR VII (RFVIIA) AND OCTREOTIDE INFUSION

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Pages 24-30 | Published online: 02 Feb 2010

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