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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2007; 13(2): 306-309
Published online Jan 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i2.306
Are heat stroke and physical exhaustion underestimated causes of acute hepatic failure?
Kilian Weigand, Carina Riediger, Wolfgang Stremmel, Christa Flechtenmacher, Jens Encke
Kilian Weigand, Carina Riediger, Wolfgang Stremmel, Jens Encke, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medicine IV, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Christa Flechtenmacher, Department of Pathology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Kilian Weigand, Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg, Medizin IV, Abteilung fuer Gastroenterologie, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, Heidelberg D-69120, Germany. kilian.weigand@med.uni-heidelberg.de
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Received: April 28, 2006
Revised: July 25, 2006
Accepted: October 27, 2006
Published online: January 14, 2007
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