What's new in biliary atresia?

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-6

  Petersen, Claus ^a   Ure, B M ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia

Indexed keywords

BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BILIARY ATRESIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PORTOENTEROSTOMY, HEPATIC;

EID: 0037969767     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-38294     Document Type: Review

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