Correlation between ammonia levels and the severity of hepatic encephalopathy
โ Scribed by Janus P Ong; Anjana Aggarwal; Derk Krieger; Kirk A Easley; Matthew T Karafa; Frederick Van Lente; Alejandro C Arroliga; Kevin D Mullen
- Book ID
- 117014128
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 111 KB
- Volume
- 114
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1555-7162
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