Population-based epidemiology study of autoimmune hepatitis: A disease of older women?

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1681-1686

  Ngu, Jing H ^a,b   Bechly, Kristen ^a   Chapman, Bruce A ^a   Burt, Michael J ^a   Barclay, Murray L ^a,b   Gearry, Richard B ^a,b   Stedman, Catherine A M ^a,b  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

autoimmune hepatitis; elderly; epidemiology; incidence; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CAUCASIAN; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ASIAN; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAORI (PEOPLE); MIDDLE AGED; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ANTIBODY; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LIVER KIDNEY MICROSOMAL ANTIBODY; SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

EID: 77957554794     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2010.06384.x     Document Type: Article

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