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Intermittent or continuous infusion of terlipressin for acute variceal bleeding—“cherry picking” to make it simpler

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    Cyriac Abby Philips, Philip Augustine, Rizwan Ahamed, Guruprasad Padsalgi, Amal Jose & Sasidharan Rajesh

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Philips, C.A., Augustine, P., Ahamed, R. et al. Intermittent or continuous infusion of terlipressin for acute variceal bleeding—“cherry picking” to make it simpler. Indian J Gastroenterol 37, 563–564 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-018-0900-7

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