Liver disease in pregnancy

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-40

  Kingham, J G C ^a  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy; Clinical management; HELLP syndrome; Hyperemesis gravidarum; Incidence; Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy; Liver disease; Obstetric cholestasis; Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; COLESTYRAMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; VASODILATOR AGENT;

FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HELLP SYNDROME; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

EID: 33644526589     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.6-1-34     Document Type: Review

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