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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2012; 18(41): 5912-5917
Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5912
Human thrombin for the treatment of gastric and ectopic varices
Norma C McAvoy, John N Plevris, Peter C Hayes
Norma C McAvoy, John N Plevris, Peter C Hayes, Department of Hepatology, University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, United Kingdom
Author contributions: McAvoy NC, Plevris JN and Hayes PC designed research and wrote the paper; McAvoy NC was responsible for the data collection and analysis.
Correspondence to: Dr. Norma C McAvoy, MB ChB, MRCP, Department of Hepatology, University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, United Kingdom. norma.mcavoy@ed.ac.uk
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Received: March 15, 2012
Revised: May 11, 2012
Accepted: May 26, 2012
Published online: November 7, 2012
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