Environmental risk factors associated with biliary atresia in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Biliary atresia (BA) seems to be a multifactorial disorder in which environmental factors interact with the patient’s genetic constitution. This study aimed to analyze information concerning environmental risk factors associated with BA in southern Brazil. A case-control study with mothers of patien...

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Main Authors: Larisse Longo, Jéssica Tonin Ferrari, Giovana Regina Weber Hoss, Leila Xavier Sinigaglia Fratta, Sandra Maria Gonçalves Vieira, Themis Reverbel da Silveira, Fernando Antônio de Abreu e Silva, Maria Teresa Vieira Sanseverino, Jorge Luiz dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2017-07-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/71572