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Key articles
Bezerra JA, Wells RG, Mack CL, et al. Biliary Atresia: Clinical and Research Challenges for the Twenty-First Century. Hepatology. 2018 Sep;68(3):1163-1173.Full text Abstract
Shneider BL, Brown MB, Haber B, et al. A multicenter study of the outcome of biliary atresia in the United States, 1997 to 2000. J Pediatr. 2006;148:467-474. Abstract
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