HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; TO COMPARE THE EFFICACY OF LACTULOSE ALONE AND LACTULOSE WITH RIFAXAMIN IN PATIENTS OF HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
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Hepatic Encephalopathy; to Compare the Efficacy of Lactulose Alone and Lactulose with Rifaxamin in Patients of Hepatic Encephalopathy
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عنوان ژورنال: THE PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL JOURNAL
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1024-8919,2071-7733
DOI: 10.17957/tpmj/17.3892