Autonomic neuropathy in patients with hepatic cirrhosis

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 933, 2003, Pages 408-411

  Bajaj, B K ^a   Agarwal, M P ^a   Krishna Ram, B ^a  

^a UCMS AND GTB HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER INJURY; MALE; SEX RATIO; STANDARDIZATION;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; POSTURE; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0043163396     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.79.933.408     Document Type: Article

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