Response to 'acamprosate better than baclofen for alcohol use disorder in cirrhosis: fact or myth?'.

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol

Department of Hepatology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

Published: September 2022


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