Autonomic dysfunction in patients with non-alcoholic chronic liver disease

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1242-1248

  Oliver, María I ^a   Miralles, Ramón ^a   Rubiés Prat, Juan ^a   Navarro, Xavier ^a   Espadaler, Josep M ^a   Solá, Ricard ^a   Andreu, Montserrat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Autonomic nervous system; Cirrhosis; Liver disease; Sweat test; Sympathetic function; Vagal neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEAT GLAND; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0030738420     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80458-8     Document Type: Article

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