Autoimmune hepatitis in Polish children: Healthcare facilities, epidemiology, and standards of care assessed by a pediatric autoimmune hepatitis group

Experimental and Clinical Hepatology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 66-70

  Woynarowski, Marek ^a   Woźniak, Małgorzata ^a   Pawłowska, Małgorzata ^b   Lebensztejn, Dariusz ^c   Socha, Jerzy ^a   Chlebcewicz Szuba, Walentyna ^d   Chmurska Motyka, Teresa ^e   Czaja Bulsa, Grazyna ^e   Gorczyca, Anna ^f   Iwańczak, Barbara ^g   Korczowski, Bartosz ^e   Kuydowicz, Grazyna ^h   Liberek, Anna ⁱ   Mierzejewska Rudnicka, Alicja ^j   Porebska, Jolanta ^k   Rokitka, Maria ^f   Skomra, Stanisław ^l   Smukalska, Ewa ^b   Strawińska, Elzbieta ^e   Wiecek, Sabina ^k   Zaleska, Izabela ^g   Zdanowska Ruskán, Anna ^m   more..

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^d Public Regional Hospital Szczecin   (Poland)

^e Department of Infectious Diseases and Gastroenterology ^*  (Poland)

^f Jan Pawel II Hospital   (Poland)

^g WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^h MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

ⁱ MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^j Regional District Hospital   (Poland)

^k MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^l MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^m Department of Infectious Diseases   (Poland)

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Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; Organization of health care; Standards of health care

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; AUTOANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PREDNISOLONE SODIUM TETRAHYDROPHTHALATE; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT DURATION; WILSON DISEASE;

EID: 46249128290     PISSN: 17343038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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