Long-term effects of ursodeoxycholic acid in primary biliary cirrhosis: Results of a double-blind controlled multicentric trial

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 561-566

  Parés, Albert ^g   Caballería, Llorenç ^h   Rodés, Juan ^h   Bruguera, Miquel ^h   Rodrigo, Luis ^a   García Plaza, Antonio ^b   Berenguer, Joaquín ^c   Rodríguez Martínez, Dolores ^d   Mercader, José ^e   Velicia, Rosario ^f  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL XERAL CÍES   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO RÍO HORTEGA   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Cholestasis; Liver histology; Primary biliary cirrhosis; Survival; Therapy; Ursodeoxycholic acid

Indexed keywords

URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CHOLESTASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPLENOMEGALY; STEATORRHEA; SURVIVAL; XANTHOMA;

EID: 17144433113     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(00)80216-0     Document Type: Article

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