Cyclosporine therapy for autoimmune hepatitis in children

Govaresh

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 254-262

  Iranikhah, A ^a   Najafi Sani, M ^b   Khodadad, A ^b   Saneian, H ^c   Mir Nasseri, M H ^d   Aghaali, M ^a  

^a QOM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; Children; Cyclosporine; Iran; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858170709     PISSN: 15607186     EISSN: 2008756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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