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Implement additional treatments as ascites caused by portal hypertension progresses

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Implement additional treatments as ascites caused by portal hypertension progresses. Drugs Ther. Perspect 26, 16–18 (2010). https://doi.org/10.2165/11205360-000000000-00000

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