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Zinc supplementation in patients with cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Low serum zinc level is associated with hepatic encephalopathy (HE), but the efficacy of zinc supplementation remains uncertain. This study aimed to investigate the effects of zinc supplementation on HE treatment in patients with cirrhosis. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochr...

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Autores principales: Shen, Ying-Chi, Chang, Ya-Hui, Fang, Ching-Ju, Lin, Yang-Sheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6612144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31279342
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12937-019-0461-3

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