Brain Edema in Acute Liver Failure: Can It Be Prevented? Can It Be Treated?

Overview

Journal J Hepatol

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2007 Feb 24

PMID 17316881

Citations 10

Authors

Andres T Blei

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