Corticosteroid therapy in severe alcoholic hepatitis. A double-blind drug trial

N Engl J Med. 1971 Jun 17;284(24):1350-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJM197106172842404.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Alcoholism / complications*
  • Biopsy
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use*
  • Hepatitis / drug therapy*
  • Hepatitis / mortality
  • Hepatitis / pathology
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications
  • Male
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Placebos
  • Prospective Studies

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Placebos
  • Methylprednisolone