Examining the therapeutic landscape of beta-blockers in portal hypertension.

Clin Mol Hepatol

Hospital Santa Creu and Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Hospital Sant Pau Biomedical Research Institute (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain.

Published: October 2024


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