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Original Article

Cerebral Blood Flow and Liver Function in Patients with Encephalopathy due to Acute and Chronic Liver Diseases

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Pages 299-303 | Received 05 Sep 1988, Accepted 09 Nov 1988, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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