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5-Fluorouracil Induced Hyperammonemic Encephalophathy: Etiopathologic Correlation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Martínez-Lapiscina EH ,
Erro ME ,
Cabada T  and
Tuñón T
Martínez-Lapiscina EH
Affiliation:
Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra Pamplona, Spain Email: [email protected]
Erro ME
Affiliation:
Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra Pamplona, Spain Email: [email protected]
Cabada T
Affiliation:
Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra Pamplona, Spain Email: [email protected]
Tuñón T
Affiliation:
Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra Pamplona, Spain Email: [email protected]
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Type
Letters to the Editor
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 39 , Issue 4 , July 2012 , pp. 553 - 554
Copyright
Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2012

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