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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2009; 15(29): 3631-3635
Published online Aug 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3631
Spot urinary sodium for assessing dietary sodium restriction in cirrhotic ascites
Mohammed Abdelhamid El-Bokl, Bahaa Eldeen Senousy, Khaled Zakaria El-Karmouty, Inas El-Khedr Mohammed, Sherif Monier Mohammed, Sherif Sadek Shabana, Hassan Shalaby
Mohammed Abdelhamid El-Bokl, Bahaa Eldeen Senousy, Khaled Zakaria El-Karmouty, Inas El-Khedr Mohammed, Sherif Monier Mohammed, Sherif Sadek Shabana, Hassan Shalaby, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ain Shams University school of Medicine, Abbassia 11566, Cairo, Egypt
Author contributions: El-Bokl MA designed the study and research protocol; Senousy BE performed the data collection and literature search and wrote the initial manuscript; El-Karmouty KZ and Mohammed IEK analyzed and reviewed the data and edited the manuscript; Mohammed SM, Shabana SS and Shalaby H analyzed the data and reviewed the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Bahaa Eldeen Senousy, BSc, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ain Shams University school of Medicine, Abbassia 11566, Cairo, Egypt. bahaa_senousy@yahoo.co.uk
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Received: March 26, 2009
Revised: June 22, 2009
Accepted: June 29, 2009
Published online: August 7, 2009
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