Epidemiology and natural history of primary biliary cirrhosis in a Canadian Health Region: A population-based study

Hepatology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1884-1892

  Myers, Robert P ^a   Shaheen, Abdel Aziz M ^a   Fong, Andrew ^a   Burak, Kelly W ^a   Wan, Alex ^a   Swain, Mark G ^a   Hilsden, Robert J ^a   Sutherland, Lloyd ^a   Quan, Hude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 73149085098     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.23210     Document Type: Article

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