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Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny
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Psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score (PHES) – when, how, why, and why not: a guide for the unfamiliar

Nikola Mumdzhiev
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,
Rumen V. Tenev
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,
Mariana P. Radicheva
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  1. Gastroenterology Department, UMHAT “Prof. Stoyan Kirkovitch”, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Gastroenterology Rev 2025; 20 (1): 31–35
Online publish date: 2024/12/02
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