Autoimmune hepatitis in children in Eastern Denmark

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 376-379

  Vitfell Pedersen, Joanna ^a   Jørgensen, Marianne Hørby ^b   Müller, Klaus ^b   Heilmann, Carsten ^b  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Inflammation Research   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; Azathioprine; Children; Liver disease; Prednisolone

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AUTOANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; BILIRUBIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PREDNISOLONE; PROTHROMBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DENMARK; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; AZATHIOPRINE; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84867021397     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3182602b20     Document Type: Article

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