Retrospective review of pediatric and adult autoimmune hepatitis in two quaternary care centres in British Columbia: Increased prevalence seen in British Columbia's First Nations community

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 565-568

  Chung, Henry V ^a   Riley, Mark ^a   Ho, Jin K ^a   Leung, Benjamin ^a   Jevon, Gareth P ^a   Arbour, Laura T ^a   Barker, Colin ^a   Schreiber, Richard ^a   Yoshida, Eric M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b British Columbia Transplant Society   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Adult; Autoimmune hepatitis; First Nations; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 35548934579     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2007/757906     Document Type: Review

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