Discrimination between organic and hepatic encephalopathy by means of continuous reaction times

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Discrimination between organic and hepatic encephalopathy by means of continuous reaction times. / ELSASS, P.; CHRISTENSEN, S. ‐E; MORTENSEN, E. L.; VILSTRUP, H.

In: Liver, Vol. 5, No. 1, 02.1985, p. 29-34.

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ELSASS, P, CHRISTENSEN, SE, MORTENSEN, EL & VILSTRUP, H 1985, 'Discrimination between organic and hepatic encephalopathy by means of continuous reaction times', Liver, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 29-34. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0676.1985.tb00012.x

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ELSASS, P., CHRISTENSEN, S. E., MORTENSEN, E. L., & VILSTRUP, H. (1985). Discrimination between organic and hepatic encephalopathy by means of continuous reaction times. Liver, 5(1), 29-34. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0676.1985.tb00012.x

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ELSASS P, CHRISTENSEN SE, MORTENSEN EL, VILSTRUP H. Discrimination between organic and hepatic encephalopathy by means of continuous reaction times. Liver. 1985 Feb;5(1):29-34. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0676.1985.tb00012.x

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ELSASS, P. ; CHRISTENSEN, S. ‐E ; MORTENSEN, E. L. ; VILSTRUP, H. / Discrimination between organic and hepatic encephalopathy by means of continuous reaction times. In: Liver. 1985 ; Vol. 5, No. 1. pp. 29-34.

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