Clinical outcome in a series of cases of obstetric cholestasis identified via a patient support group

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 676-681

  Williamson, Catherine ^a   Hems, Laura M ^a   Goulis, Dimitrios G ^a   Walker, Ian ^b   Chambers, Jennifer ^a   Donaldson, Oscar ^a   De Swiet, Michael ^a   Johnston, Desmond G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WEXHAM PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHOLESTASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; SUPPORT GROUP; TWINS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHOLESTASIS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PRURITUS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 3042781972     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00167.x     Document Type: Article

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