Ursodeoxycholic acid delays the onset of esophageal varices in primary biliary cirrhosis

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1137-1140

  Lindor, Keith D ^a   Jorgensen, Roberta A ^a   Therneau, Terry M ^a   Malinchoc, Michael ^a   Rolland Dickson, E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030663119     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/72.12.1137     Document Type: Article

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