Incidence of adult form of autoimmune hepatitis in Valencia (Spain)

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 402-406

  Primo, J ^a   Maroto, N ^b   Martinez M ^c   Anton M D ^d   Zaragoza, A ^e   Giner, R ^f   Devesa, F ^g   Merino, C ^a   Del Olmo, J A ^h  

^a HOSPITAL DE SAGUNTO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL LLUÍS ALCANYÍS   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL FRANCESC DE BORJA   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis, autoimmune diagnosis; Hepatitis, autoimmune drug therapy; Hepatitis, autoimmune pathology; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GROUPS BY AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76049094095     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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