High-dose ursodeoxycholic acid therapy for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Hepatology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 472-479

  Leuschner, Ulrich F H ^a   Lindenthal, Birgit ^b   Herrmann, Günter ^c   Arnold, Joachim C ^d   Rössle, Martin ^e   Cordes, Hans Jörg ^a   Zeuzem, Stefan ^b   Hein, Jasper ^f   Berg, Thomas ^g   Löhr, Hanns ^h   Möller, Bernd ⁱ   Pape, Stefan ^j   Vafiadi Zoubouli, Irini ^k   Tsianos, Epaminondas ^l   Grüngreiff, Kurt ^m   Kouroumalis, Elias ⁿ   Pirlich, Matthias ^o   Menges, Markus ^a   Hüppe, Dietrich ^p   Teubner, Karl M ^q   Preiss, Johanna ^p   Holstege, Axel ^r   Lutz, Manfred ^s   Dieekmann, Lutz T ^a   Goerg, Karl J ^t   Swobodnik, Werner ^a   more..

^a Interdisziplinäres Facharztzentrum Sachsenhausen ^*  (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM LUDWIGSBURG   (Germany)

^d Medizinische Klinik   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^f Private Praxis   (Germany)

^g Medizinische Klinik and Poliklinik II   (Germany)

^h Hepatologie   (Germany)

ⁱ Leberzentrum   (Germany)

^j Endopraxis   (Germany)

^k LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^l UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^m Private Praxis   (Germany)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^o Elisabeth Klinik   (Germany)

^p Private Praxis   (Germany)

^q Praxis   (Germany)

^r Klinikum Landshut   (Germany)

^s Caritasklinik   (Germany)

^t Frauenklinik   (Germany)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PLACEBO; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG MEGADOSE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955699301     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.23727     Document Type: Article

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