Biliary atresia and its micromanagement: Does it really matter?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 142-143

  Cleghorn, Geoffrey ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BILIRUBIN; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR;

BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHOLESTATIC HEPATITIS; EDITORIAL; GENETICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BILIARY ATRESIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PORTOENTEROSTOMY, HEPATIC; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 23944451634     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.05.037     Document Type: Editorial

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