204 Nonabsorbable disaccharides for hepatic encephalopathy: A systematic review of randomised trials
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Non-absorbable disaccharides for hepatic encephalopathy: systematic review of randomised trials.
OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of non-absorbable disaccharides (lactulose and lactitol) in patients with hepatic encephalopathy. DATA SOURCES Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group controlled trials register, Cochrane Library, Medline, and Embase until March 2003; reference lists of relevant articles; authors and pharmaceutical companies. REVIEW METHODS Randomised trials that compared non-absorbabl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hepatology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0168-8278
DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(04)90204-8