Emerging Importance of Autoimmune Hepatitis in Children in Taiwan, an Endemic Area for Viral Hepatitis
Untreated autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) can develop into liver cirrhosis, with potentially fatal outcomes. Viral hepatitis in children was endemic in Taiwan before universal hepatitis B vaccination, but AIH has rarely been reported in Taiwanese children. We performed this retrospective study to charact...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-04-01
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| Series: | Pediatrics and Neonatology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957209600358 |