Ursodeoxycholic acid in the treatment of cholestasis of pregnancy: a randomized double-blind study controlled with placebo
✍ Scribed by Joaquín Palma; Humberto Reyes; José Ribalta; Ismael Hernández; Lorena Sandoval; Ramón Almuna; Juris Liepins; Fernando Lira; Manuel Sedano; Octavio Silva; Dolores Tohá; Juan Jorge Silva
- Book ID
- 118567627
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 920 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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