Socio-demographic determinants of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in a teaching hospital
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عنوان ژورنال: Bangladesh Medical Journal Khulna
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2311-8016,1012-8751
DOI: 10.3329/bmjk.v43i1-2.13014