Overlap syndromes: The International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group (IAIHG) position statement on a controversial issue

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 374-385

  Boberg, Kirsten Muri ^a   Chapman, Roger W ^b   Hirschfield, Gideon M ^c   Lohse, Ansgar W ^d   Manns, Michael P ^e   Schrumpf, Erik ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^e HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; Autoimmune liver disease; Overlap syndromes; Primary biliary cirrhosis; Primary sclerosing cholangitis; Ursodeoxycholic acid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; LIVER DISEASE; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 78751572618     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.09.002     Document Type: Note

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