Does malnutrition affect survival in cirrhosis? PINC (Policentrica Italiana Nutrizione Cirrosi).

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Published in Hepatology on May 01, 1996

Authors

M Merli1, O Riggio, L Dally

Author Affiliations

1: II. Cattedra di Gastroenterologia, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.

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