Critical flicker frequency: It is time to break down barriers surrounding minimal hepatic encephalopathy>

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-11

  Romero Gómez, Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; MINIMAL HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FLICKER FUSION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 34249317635     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2007.04.005     Document Type: Editorial

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