URSO - PANACEA or placebo?

Hepatology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1027-1028

  Neuberger, James ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 17544364735     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510310431     Document Type: Article

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