Low-dose methotrexate in primary biliary cirrhosis [6] (multiple letters)

Gastroenterology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1510-1511

  Bonis, P A L ^a   Kaplan, M M ^a   Gleeson, D ^a   Underwood, J C E ^a   Hendrickse, M T ^a   Giaffer, M H ^a   Angulo, P ^a   Dickson, E R ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LETTER; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032738735     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(99)70317-3     Document Type: Letter

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