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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2009; 15(19): 2372-2375
Published online May 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2372
Published online May 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2372
Determination of correlation of Adjusted Blood Requirement Index with outcome in patients presenting with acute variceal bleeding
Naheed Akhtar, Bader Faiyaz Zuberi, Syed Riazul Hasan, Raj Kumar, Salahuddin Afsar, Department of Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74000, Pakistan
Author contributions: Zuberi BF designed the study and carried out the data/statistical analysis; Akhtar N, Hasan SR and Kumar R contributed equally to data collection and manuscript writing; Afsar S performed the final editing and review of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Bader Faiyaz Zuberi, Department of Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74000, Pakistan. bader@zuberi.net
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Received: March 7, 2009
Revised: April 23, 2009
Accepted: April 30, 2009
Published online: May 21, 2009
Revised: April 23, 2009
Accepted: April 30, 2009
Published online: May 21, 2009
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