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Role of Nutrition in the Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy in End-Stage Liver Failure

Malnutrition is common in patients with end-stage liver failure and hepatic encephalopathy, and is considered a significant prognostic factor affecting quality of life, outcome, and survival. The liver plays a crucial role in the regulation of nutrition by trafficking the metabolism of nutrients, th...

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Autores principales: Bémeur, Chantal, Desjardins, Paul, Butterworth, Roger F.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017957/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21234351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/489823