The prevalence of ICP varies greatly according to country. ## The aim of this prospective study was to analyze the charac- The prevalence is high in Scandinavian countries (1%teristics of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) in a 1.5%), 3,4 in Bolivia (9.2%), 5 and in Chile, with a prevale
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy — A heterogeneous group of pregnancy-related disorders?
✍ Scribed by Ulrich Beuers; Thomas Pusl
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 59 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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