Acute hepatic failure in pregnancy

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 230-232

  Paternoster, Delia M ^a   Gerace, Pier Francesco ^a   Manganelli, Francesca ^a   Boccagni, Patrizia ^b   Cillo, Umberto ^b   D'Amico, Davide ^b  

^a Dept of Gynecol and Hum Repro ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

HBV correlated cirrhosis; Hepatic failure; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 1642463890     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(03)00364-6     Document Type: Article

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