RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF LACTULOSE AND LACTULOSE PLUS PROBIOTICS IN THE TREATMENT OF MINIMAL HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2349-2562,2349-2570
DOI: 10.18410/jebmh/2014/166