Cholestasis of pregnancy: A prospective study

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 343-345

  Singh, Gurneeshellora ^a   Sidhu, K ^b  

^a MILITARY HOSPITAL   (India)

^b GD Matron   (India)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Aminotransferases; Cholestasis; Serum bilirubin; Ursodeoxycholic acid

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILE ACID; BILIRUBIN; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILE ACID BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; HUMAN; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; SKIN PRURITUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 57349182686     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(08)80017-2     Document Type: Article

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