Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio to predict the presence of esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis: a systematic review

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  2012

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  European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepathology

• Publication date

  2012-02-01

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  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3283505015PMID 22410714
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