Bile acid therapy versus placebo before and after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of gallbladder stones

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 651-657

  Matzen, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; PLACEBO; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOCK WAVE;

EID: 0006374574     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.1996.d01-1672.x     Document Type: Article

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