The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 6 , Pages 659-665.e1 , December 2007

Biliary Atresia: The Canadian Experience

This work was presented in part at the NIH research workshop: “Screening and outcomes in biliary atresia,” September 11-12, 2006.

  • Richard A. Schreiber, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics: the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Richard Schreiber, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Division of Gastroenterology, BC Children’s Hospital, Room K4-200, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6H 3V4.
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  • Collin C. Barker, MSc(Epid), MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics: the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
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  • Eve A. Roberts, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics: University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
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  • Steven R. Martin, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics: University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec
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  • Fernando Alvarez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics: University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec
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  • Lesley Smith, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
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  • J. Decker Butzner, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics: University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
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  • Iwona Wrobel, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics: University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
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  • David Mack, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics: University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
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  • Stanley Moroz, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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  • Mohsin Rashid, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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  • Rabin Persad, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
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  • Dominique Levesque, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
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  • Herbert Brill, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
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  • Garth Bruce, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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  • Jeff Critch, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics: Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.
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  • Canadian Pediatric Hepatology Research Group

Received 18 September 2006 ,Revised 8 May 2007 ,Accepted 31 May 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.05.051

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 6 , Pages 659-665.e1 , December 2007

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