Hepatic fibrosis and survival in biliary atresia

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 123-125

  Weerasooriya, Viraine S ^a   White, Frances V ^a   Shepherd, Ross W ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of Gastroenterology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0347755133     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2003.09.042     Document Type: Article

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