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Baydarova M.D.

Federal state budgetary institution «A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery», Moscow, Russia

Tupikin K.A.

Federal state budgetary institution «A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery», Moscow, Russia

Andreytseva O.I.

Federal state budgetary institution «A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery», Moscow, Russia

Hereditary hemorrhagic teleangiectasia: the topical problems of diagnostics and surgical treatment

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Baydarova M.D., Tupikin K.A., Andreytseva O.I.

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Baydarova MD, Tupikin KA, Andreytseva OI. Hereditary hemorrhagic teleangiectasia: the topical problems of diagnostics and surgical treatment. Russian Journal of Evidence-Based Gastroenterology. 2016;5(4):36‑43. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/dokgastro20165436-43

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