Bile acid composition in fasting duodenal bile was assessed at entry and at 2 years in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) enrolled in a randomized, doubleblind, placebo-controlled trial of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) (10-12 mg/kg/d) taken as a single bedtime dose. Specimens were analyzed
Cost-effectiveness of ursodeoxycholic acid therapy in primary biliary cirrhosis
β Scribed by Tousif Pasha; Jenny Heathcote; Sherine Gabriel; Karen Cauch-Dudek; Roberta Jorgensen; Terry Therneau; E. Rolland Dickson; Keith D. Lindor
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 189 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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