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Chapter 6 - Portal hypertension

from Section I - Pathophysiology of pediatric liver disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2014

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Benjamin L. Shneider
Edited by
Frederick J. Suchy ,
Ronald J. Sokol  and
William F. Balistreri
Benjamin L. Shneider
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Frederick J. Suchy
Affiliation:
University of Colorado Medical Center
Ronald J. Sokol
Affiliation:
University of Colorado Medical Center
William F. Balistreri
Affiliation:
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
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Liver Disease in Children , pp. 68 - 87
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2014

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