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CASE REPORT: Acute Cholestatic Hepatitis Associated with Long-Term Use of Rofecoxib

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, USA

    Georgios I. Papachristou & Mordechai Rabinovitz

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, USA

    Anthony J. Demetris

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Papachristou, G.I., Demetris, A.J. & Rabinovitz, M. CASE REPORT: Acute Cholestatic Hepatitis Associated with Long-Term Use of Rofecoxib. Dig Dis Sci 49, 459–461 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:DDAS.0000020503.92146.8b

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