Autoimmune hepatitis among fertile women: Strategies during pregnancy and breastfeeding?

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 986-991

  Werner, Mårten ^a   Björnsson, Einar ^b   Prytz, Hanne ^c   Lindgren, Stefan ^c   Almer, Sven ^d   Broomé, Ulrika ^e   Wallerstedt, Sven ^b   Sandberg Gertzén, Hanna ^f   Hultcrantz, Rolf ^e   Sangfeldt, Per ^g   Nilsson, Jenny ^e   Danielsson, Åke ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; Breastfeeding; Outcome; Pharmacotherapy; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ABORTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILE PERIOD; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STILLBIRTH;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34447125753     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520601155266     Document Type: Article

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