Obstetric cholestasis

Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-17

  Raine Fenning, Nicholas ^a   Kilby, Mark ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLESTYRAMINE; DEXAMETHASONE; EPOMEDIOL; PHENOBARBITAL; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

CHOLESTASIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OBSTETRICS; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0030875976     PISSN: 09655395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0965539597000016     Document Type: Review

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