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Branched-Chain Amino Acids in Hepatic Encephalopathy: Continuing Controversy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

C. David Naylor
C. David Naylor
Affiliation:
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave.Toronto, CanadaM4N 3M5
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , Fall 1991 , pp. 648 - 650
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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