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Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences 4/2018

01-04-2018 | Correspondence

Potential Impact of Helicobacter Pylori on Hepatic Encephalopathy Pathophysiology

Authors: Jannis Kountouras, Stergios A. Polyzos, Panagiotis Katsinelos, Sotiris Anastasiadis, Dimitri Tzivras, Michael Doulberis, Ioannis Venizelos, Elizabeth Vardaka, Constantinos Kountouras, Georgia Deretzi

Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences | Issue 4/2018

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Title
Potential Impact of Helicobacter Pylori on Hepatic Encephalopathy Pathophysiology
Authors
Jannis Kountouras
Stergios A. Polyzos
Panagiotis Katsinelos
Sotiris Anastasiadis
Dimitri Tzivras
Michael Doulberis
Ioannis Venizelos
Elizabeth Vardaka
Constantinos Kountouras
Georgia Deretzi
Publication date
01-04-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Digestive Diseases and Sciences / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 0163-2116
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-018-4911-0

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