Helicobacter pylori induced cognitive dysfunction might be associated with falls and fractures in cirrhosis

Hepatology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1284-1285

  Soriano, German ^a,b,c   Eva Roman R N ^a,b,d   Córdoba, Joan ^b,c,e  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d Esc Univ d'Infermeria Gimbernat   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBELLUM DEGENERATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALLING; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK;

EID: 84874496893     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.25922     Document Type: Letter

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