Epidemiology of biliary atresia: A population-based study

Pediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 376-382

  Yoon, Paula W ^a   Bresee, Joseph S ^b   Olney, Richard S ^a   James, Levy M ^a   Khoury, Muin J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

BILIARY ATRESIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 0031003584     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.99.3.376     Document Type: Article

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