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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2012; 18(35): 4912-4916
Published online Sep 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i35.4912
Published online Sep 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i35.4912
Pentoxifylline in hepatopulmonary syndrome
Hamid Reza Kianifar, Allergy Research Center, Ghaem Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 91735, Iran
Maryam Khalesi, Department of Pediatrics, Ghaem Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 91735, Iran
Eftekhar Mahmoodi, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ghaem Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 91735, Iran
Monavar Afzal Aghaei, Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 91735, Iran
Author contributions: Kianifar HR is the primary author that contributed to the intellectual content, designed the research, drafted the article, and performed the literature research; Khalesi M is the secondary author who contributed equally to the first author in research performance; Mahmoodi E contributed to this study by echocardiography and data collection; Afzal Aghaei M contributed to data collection and analyzed the data.
Supported by Research Council of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Correspondence to: Hamid Reza Kianifar, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Allergy Research Center, Ghaem Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 91735, Iran. kianifarhr@mums.ac.ir
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Received: June 27, 2011
Revised: May 10, 2012
Accepted: June 8, 2012
Published online: September 21, 2012
Revised: May 10, 2012
Accepted: June 8, 2012
Published online: September 21, 2012
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