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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2012; 18(33): 4470-4473
Published online Sep 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i33.4470
Published online Sep 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i33.4470
Diagnostic criteria for autoimmune hepatitis in children: A challenge for pediatric hepatologists
Priscila Menezes Ferri, Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Pediatrics, School Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais 30130-100, Brazil
Débora Marques Miranda, Ana Cristina Simões e Silva, National Institute of Science and Technology of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais 30130-100, Brazil
Author contributions: Ferri PM collected the materials and wrote the manuscript; Ferreira AR and Miranda DM discussed the topic and revised the text; Simões e Silva AC conceived the manuscript and made the general supervision.
Correspondence to: Ana Cristina Simões e Silva, MD, PhD, National Institute of Science and Technology of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenida Alfredo Balena 190, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 30130-100, Brazil. acssilva@hotmail.com
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Received: June 25, 2012
Revised: August 7, 2012
Accepted: August 14, 2012
Published online: September 7, 2012
Revised: August 7, 2012
Accepted: August 14, 2012
Published online: September 7, 2012
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