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Student’s Corner

Pathophysiology and treatment of significant bleeding oesophageal varices

Jennifer Margaret LeeDepartment of Nursing, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
Pages 221-226 | Received 04 Apr 2011, Accepted 19 Aug 2011, Published online: 17 Dec 2014

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