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CASE REPORT: Severe Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding Due to Angiodysplasia in a Bernard–Soulier Patient: An Onerous Medical Concomitance

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    Osman Yüksel, Seyfettin Köklü, Engin Uçar, Nurgül Şaşmaz & Burhan Şahin

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Yüksel, O., Köklü, S., Uçar, E. et al. CASE REPORT: Severe Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding Due to Angiodysplasia in a Bernard–Soulier Patient: An Onerous Medical Concomitance. Dig Dis Sci 49, 885–887 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:DDAS.0000030105.72874.ff

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