High-dose ursodeoxycholic acid therapy for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial
✍ Scribed by Ulrich F. H. Leuschner; Birgit Lindenthal; Günter Herrmann; Joachim C. Arnold; Martin Rössle; Hans-Jörg Cordes; Stefan Zeuzem; Jasper Hein; Thomas Berg; the NASH Study Group
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 165 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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