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Branched-chain amino-acid granules: can they improve survival in patients with liver cirrhosis?

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Charlton, M. Branched-chain amino-acid granules: can they improve survival in patients with liver cirrhosis?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 3, 72–73 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0392

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