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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2012; 18(46): 6693-6700
Published online Dec 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i46.6693
Published online Dec 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i46.6693
Prevention and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy: Focusing on gut microbiota
Matteo Garcovich, Maria Assunta Zocco, Davide Roccarina, Francesca Romana Ponziani, Antonio Gasbarrini, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00197 Rome, Italy
Author contributions: Garcovich M, Zocco MA and Gasbarrini A contributed to the article design, drafting and revision; Roccarina D and Ponziani FR contributed to the literature research, writing and revision, all authors approved the version to be published.
Correspondence to: Matteo Garcovich, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00197 Rome, Italy. matteogarcovich@yahoo.it
Telephone: +39-6-30156018 Fax: +39-6-30157249
Received: April 3, 2012
Revised: July 30, 2012
Accepted: August 4, 2012
Published online: December 14, 2012
Revised: July 30, 2012
Accepted: August 4, 2012
Published online: December 14, 2012
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