A randomised placebo-controlled trial of ursodeoxycholic acid and S-adenosylmethionine in the treatment of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 105, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1205-1207

  Nicastri, P L ^a   Diaferia, A ^a   Tartagni, M ^a   Loizzi, P ^a   Fanelli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE SALT; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE ACID BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADENOSYLMETHIONINE DECARBOXYLASE; ADULT; CHOLAGOGUES AND CHOLERETICS; CHOLESTASIS, INTRAHEPATIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PRURITUS; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

EID: 0031758184     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1998.tb09976.x     Document Type: Article

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