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Gertsch, P. Invited commentary to: “Atrial natriuretic factor after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in liver cirrhosis and ascites”. Acta Chir Austriaca 30, 194–195 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02620453
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