Methotrexate therapy for primary biliary cirrhosis.

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Published in Am J Gastroenterol on January 01, 2003

Authors

Nancy Bach1, Carol Bodian, Henry Bodenheimer, Edward Croen, Paul D Berk, Swan N Thung, Keith D Lindor, Thierry Therneau, Fenton Schaffner

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.

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