Do fatigue and UDCA therapy truly have independent effects on mortality in PBC?

J Hepatol

Prince Charles Hospital, Gastroenterology, Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9DT, United Kingdom. Electronic address:

Published: September 2011

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