Treatment of pruritus in primary biliary cirrhosis with rifampin. Results of a double-blind, crossover, randomized trial

Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 488-493

  Ghent, Cameron N ^a   Carruthers, S George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLESTYRAMINE; RIFAMPICIN;

BILE ACID BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PLASMA HALF LIFE; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS;

ANTIPYRINE; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MIDDLE AGE; PLACEBOS; PRURITUS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RIFAMPIN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023846078     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(88)90442-8     Document Type: Article

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