Open AccessReduction of the ages at diagnosis and operation of biliary atresia in Taiwan: A 15-year population-based cohort study
Author(s) -
Jen-Shyang Lin,
Solomon Chih–Cheng Chen,
Chin-Li Lu,
HungChang Lee,
ChunYan Yeung,
Wai-Tao Chan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i46.13080
Subject(s) - biliary atresia , medicine , incidence (geometry) , cohort , liver transplantation , population , pediatrics , diagnosis code , surgery , demography , transplantation , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics
To describe the ages at diagnosis and operation of biliary atresia (BA) and its incidence over a 15-year period in Taiwan.