Clinical features of the overlap syndrome of autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis: Retrospective study

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 238-241

  Wu, Chi Hong ^a   Wang, Qin Huan ^a   Tian, Geng Shan ^a   Xu, Xiao Yuan ^a   Yu, Yan Yan ^a   Wang, Gui Qiang ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; Biliary cirrhosi; Clinical features; Overlap syndrome; Primary

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33645734384     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200602010-00013     Document Type: Article

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