title: Oesophageal varices in cirrhotic patients: from variceal screening to primary prophylaxis of the first oesophageal variceal bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Chunqing
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thabut
authors.forename: Patrick S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Kamath
authors.forename: Vijay H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Shah