Cholestasis of pregnancy: In need of a more rapid diagnosis

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 525-526

  Caughey, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

AMNIOCENTESIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; FETUS OUTCOME; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; LABOR INDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST;

CHOLESTASIS, INTRAHEPATIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748101580     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211565     Document Type: Editorial

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