Biliary atresia: service delivery and outcomes

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 116-122

  Stringer, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Kasai portoenterostomy; Outcomes analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

BILIARY ATRESIA; CENTRALIZED HOSPITAL SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FRANCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PORTOENTEROSTOMY, HEPATIC; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES;

EID: 41449118183     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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