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Astrid Ruiz Margain, PhD, on Nutrition and Liver Disease

02/01/2023

Dr Ruiz reviews key presentations on nutrition in liver disease from the AASLD meeting, with emphasis on outcomes in cirrhosis related to sarcopenia, liver transplant, hepatocellular carcinoma, and nutritional therapy.

Astrid Ruiz Margain, PhD, is head of the Nutrition Clinic at the Liver Transplant Division of the National Institute of Medical Sciences in Mexico City, Mexico.

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