Chapter 5.9
Splanchnic Haemodynamic Investigations
Didier Lebrec,
Richard Moreau,
Didier Lebrec
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Search for more papers by this authorDidier Lebrec,
Richard Moreau,
Didier Lebrec
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Jean-Pierre Benhamou MD,
Andres T. Blei MD,
Jürg Reichen MD,
Mario Rizzetto MD,
Juan Rodés MD
Director General, Hospital Clinic; Professor of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Professor of Hepatology, Université Denis Diderot Paris 7, Assistance Publique — Hôpitaux de Paris and Inserm U773, Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France
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Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Professor of Medicine, University of Bern; Chief of Hepatology, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Professor of Gastroenterology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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