Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 116-122 , May 2008

Biliary atresia: service delivery and outcomes

  • Mark D. Stringer, MS, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Mark D. Stringer, MS, FRCS, Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2008.02.007

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 116-122 , May 2008

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