Diagnosis and Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
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Diagnosis and management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in children.
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عنوان ژورنال: Deutsches Aerzteblatt Online
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1866-0452
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2008.0085