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Racial disparities in treatment of patients with cirrhosis and complications of portal hypertension
05-01-2007 · EurekAlert!African-American and Hispanic patients hospitalized for complications of portal hypertension were less likely to undergo a palliative shunt, prompt endoscopy, or liver transplantation compared to white patients.
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