A randomized trial comparing colchicine and ursodeoxycholic acid combination to ursodeoxycholic acid in primary biliary cirrhosis

Hepatology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1098-1103

  Poupon, Renee E ^a   Huet, P Michel ^b   Poupon, Raoul ^c   Bonnand, Anne Marie ^a   Van Nhieu, Jeanne Tran ^d   Zafrani, E Serge ^d   Bresson Hadni, Solange ^e   Miguet, Jean Philippe ^e   Mathieu Chandelier, Catherine ^e   Doffoël, Michel ^e   Vetter, Denis ^e   Zarski, Jean Pierre ^e   Pariente, E Alex ^e   Capron, Jean Pierre ^e   Grangé, Jean Didier ^f   David, Agnès ^e   Degos, Françoise ^e   Bounin, M ^e   Dhumeaux, Daniel ^e   Myara, Anne ^g   Guéchot, Jérôme ^c   more..

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^d Serv d'Anat Cytologie P   (France)

^e Hôpital Tenon ^*

^f HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^g SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 10344254306     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.1996.v24.pm0008903382     Document Type: Article

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