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Trace element deficiency is highly prevalent and associated with infection and mortality in patients with alcoholic hepatitis.

Ashwin D DhandaStephen R AtkinsonNikhil VergisDoyo EnkiAndrew FisherRobert CloughMatthew E CrampMark R Thursz
Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2020)
Trace element deficiency in patients with alcoholic hepatitis is highly prevalent and associated with infection and mortality. Supplementation with selected trace elements may improve clinical outcomes in this patient group but further insight is required of their biological and clinical effects.
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