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Don't delay: Early paracentesis can save lives in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and ascites
Marta Tonon1, Roberta Gagliardi, Salvatore Piano
1Department of Medicine, Unit of Internal Medicine and Hepatology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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