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Review
. 2015 Apr 21;5(3):68-70.
doi: 10.1002/cld.449. eCollection 2015 Mar.

Nomenclature and definition of hepatic encephalopathy - An update

Sanath Allampati  1 , Kevin D Mullen  1
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Review

Nomenclature and definition of hepatic encephalopathy - An update

Sanath Allampati et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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