The geoepidemiology of primary biliary cirrhosis

Seminars in Liver Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-22

  Metcalf, Jane ^a   James, Oliver ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

epidemiology; geographical variation; guidelines; liver disease; primary biliary cirrhosis; review of literature

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANDINAVIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030940911     PISSN: 02728087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1007179     Document Type: Article

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