S-adenosylmethionine versus ursodeoxycholic acid in the treatment of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: Preliminary results of a controlled trial

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 109-113

  Floreani, A ^a,b   Paternoster, D ^a   Melis, A ^a   Grella, P V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Gastroenterologia Univerita di Padova   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy; S adenosylmethionine; Ursodeoxycholic acid

Indexed keywords

S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BILE FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030218966     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-2115(96)02442-6     Document Type: Article

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