A systematic review and meta-analysis of the use of oral zinc in the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Because low serum zinc levels precipitate hepatic encephalopathy, zinc supplementation is considered a potential therapeutic option. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of oral zinc supplementation in the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy. METHODS: For this systemat...

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Autores principales: Chavez-Tapia, Norberto C, Cesar-Arce, Asunción, Barrientos-Gutiérrez, Tonatiuh, Villegas-López, Francisco A, Méndez-Sanchez, Nahum, Uribe, Misael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3689058/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23742732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-12-74

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3689058/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23742732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-12-74

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