title: Does prophylactic endoscopic sclerotherapy prevent variceal bleeding or not? A question of experimental design.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Conn
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D011300:Preoperative Care; D015911:Sclerotherapy