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Corrigendum to “Evaluation and Management of Skeletal Health in Celiac Disease: Position Statement”

Mona A. Fouda,  Aliya A. Khan,  Muhammad Sultan,  Lorena P. Rios,  Karen McAssey,  David Armstrong, 
  • First Published: 02 July 2017

Research Article
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Comparison of Fecal Calprotectin Methods for Predicting Relapse of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Saranya Kittanakom,  Md. Sharif Shajib,  Kristine Garvie,  Joceline Turner,  Dan Brooks,  Sufian Odeh,  Robert Issenman,  V. Tony Chetty,  Joseph Macri,  Waliul I. Khan, 
  • First Published: 16 April 2017
Corrigendum
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Corrigendum to “Prebiotics: A Novel Approach to Treat Hepatocellular Carcinoma”

Naz Fatima,  Tasleem Akhtar,  Nadeem Sheikh, 
  • First Published: 09 July 2017

Research Article
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Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis in Fatty Liver Disease Linked to Hyperplastic Colonic Polyp

Mahmud Mahamid,  Omar Abu-Elhija,  Tarik Yassin,  William Nseir, 
  • First Published: 03 January 2017

Review Article
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Choice of Allograft in Patients Requiring Intestinal Transplantation: A Critical Review

Genevieve Huard,  Thomas Schiano,  Jang Moon,  Kishore Iyer, 
  • First Published: 03 May 2017
Research Article
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Body Composition in Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Correlation with Disease Severity and Duration

Dawesh P. Yadav,  Saurabh Kedia,  Kumble Seetharama Madhusudhan,  Sawan Bopanna,  Sandeep Goyal,  Saransh Jain,  Naval K. Vikram,  Raju Sharma,  Govind K. Makharia,  Vineet Ahuja, 
  • First Published: 31 October 2017
Research Article
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Possible Involvement of Liver Resident Macrophages (Kupffer Cells) in the Pathogenesis of Both Intrahepatic and Extrahepatic Inflammation

Yuki Kakinuma,  Takuya Kimura,  Yoshifumi Watanabe, 
  • First Published: 19 July 2017
Review Article
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Laparoscopy-Assisted versus Open Hepatectomy for Live Liver Donor: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Bin Zhang,  Yu Pan,  Ke Chen,  Hendi Maher,  Ming-Yu Chen,  He-Pan Zhu,  Yi-Bin Zhu,  Yi Dai,  Jiang Chen,  Xiu-jun Cai, 
  • First Published: 07 November 2017
Research Article
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EGCG Maintains Th1/Th2 Balance and Mitigates Ulcerative Colitis Induced by Dextran Sulfate Sodium through TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB Signaling Pathway in Rats

Xue Bing,  Liu Xuelei,  Dong Wanwei,  Liang Linlang,  Chen Keyan, 
  • First Published: 18 December 2017
Corrigendum
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Corrigendum to “Assessment of School Readiness in Chronic Cholestatic Liver Disease: A Pilot Study Examining Children with and without Liver Transplantation”

Anna Gold,  Alaine Rogers,  Elizabeth Cruchley,  Stephanie Rankin,  Arpita Parmar,  Binita M. Kamath,  Yaron Avitzur,  Vicky Lee Ng, 
  • First Published: 12 July 2017

Research Article
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Evaluation of Adrenal Function in Nonhospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis

Maryam Moini,  Mitra Yazdani Sarvestani,  Mesbah Shams,  Masood Nomovi, 
  • First Published: 24 July 2017
Research Article
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The Prevalence of Hjortsjo Crook Sign of Right Posterior Sectional Bile Duct and Bile Duct Anatomy in ERCP

Hanan M. Alghamdi,  Afnan F. Almuhanna,  Bander F. Aldhafery,  Raed M. AlSulaiman,  Ahmed Almarhabi,  Abdulaziz AlQurain, 
  • First Published: 12 July 2017
Research Article
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The Effect of Prucalopride on Small Bowel Transit Time in Hospitalized Patients Undergoing Capsule Endoscopy

Majid Alsahafi,  Paula Cramer,  Nazira Chatur,  Fergal Donnellan, 
  • First Published: 23 November 2017
Review Article
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Bone Loss Prevention of Bisphosphonates in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Yan Hu,  Xiaoting Chen,  Xiaojing Chen,  Shuang Zhang,  Tianyan Jiang,  Jing Chang,  Yanhong Gao, 
  • First Published: 21 August 2017
Research Article
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Association between Plasmatic Ceramides Profile and AST/ALT Ratio: C14:0 Ceramide as Predictor of Hepatic Steatosis in Adolescents Independently of Obesity

Jorge Maldonado-Hernández,  Gabriela E. Saldaña-Dávila,  Mónica I. Piña-Aguero,  Benjamín A. Núñez-García,  Mardia G. López-Alarcón, 
  • First Published: 28 May 2017
Research Article
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Detailed Histologic Evaluation of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Pediatric Patients Presenting with Dysphagia or Abdominal Pain and Comparison of the Histology between the Two Groups

Thirumazhisai S. Gunasekaran,  Christopher Chu,  Nemencio Ronquillo Jr.,  Rohini Chennuri,  Brian Adley,  Kristina Borgen,  Alan Schwartz,  Robert Newberry,  James Berman, 
  • First Published: 17 December 2017
Letter to the Editor
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Comment on “Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis in Fatty Liver Disease Linked to Hyperplastic Colonic Polyp”

Davide Giuseppe Ribaldone,  Giorgio Maria Saracco,  Rinaldo Pellicano, 
  • First Published: 10 December 2017

Letter to the Editor
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Response to: Comment on “Assessment of Liver Stiffness in Pediatric Fontan Patients Using Transient Elastography”

Becky Chen,  Richard A. Schreiber,  Derek G. Human,  James E. Potts,  Orlee R. Guttman, 
  • First Published: 08 February 2017

Review Article
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Living with Hepatitis C Virus: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Qualitative Literature

Laura E. Dowsett,  Stephanie Coward,  Diane L. Lorenzetti,  Gail MacKean,  Fiona Clement, 
  • First Published: 26 April 2017
Clinical Study
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Dynamic Changes of the Frequency of Classic and Inflammatory Monocytes Subsets and Natural Killer Cells in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients Treated by Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents

Gang Ning,  Yi-ting Li,  You-ming Chen,  Ying Zhang,  Ying-fu Zeng,  Chao-shuang Lin, 
  • First Published: 08 May 2017
Research Article
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Allied Health Professional Support in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Survey from the Canadian Children Inflammatory Bowel Disease Network—A Joint Partnership of CIHR and the CH.I.L.D. Foundation

Wael El-Matary,  Eric I. Benchimol,  David Mack,  Hien Q. Huynh,  Jeff Critch,  Anthony Otley,  Colette Deslandres,  Kevan Jacobson,  Jennifer deBruyn,  Matthew W. Carroll,  Eytan Wine,  Johan Van Limbergen,  Mary Sherlock,  Kevin Bax,  Sally Lawrence,  Ernest Seidman,  Robert Issenman,  Thomas D. Walters,  Peter Church,  Anne M. Griffiths, 
  • First Published: 16 May 2017
Research Article
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Comparative Readability Analysis of Online Patient Education Resources on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Rishabh Gulati,  Mohammad Nawaz,  Linh Lam,  Nikolaos T. Pyrsopoulos, 
  • First Published: 27 June 2017
Research Article
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Establishing a Porcine Model of Small for Size Syndrome following Liver Resection

Mohammad Golriz,  Maryam Ashrafi,  Elias Khajeh,  Ali Majlesara,  Christa Flechtenmacher,  Arianeb Mehrabi, 
  • First Published: 29 August 2017

Research Article
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Health-Related Quality of Life after Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Qualitative Analysis of the Perspectives of Health Care Providers

Mar Miserachs,  David B. Nicholas,  Anthony R. Otley,  Vicky Lee Ng, 
  • First Published: 20 June 2017
Research Article
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Serum Albumin Is Independently Associated with Persistent Organ Failure in Acute Pancreatitis

Wandong Hong,  Suhan Lin,  Maddalena Zippi,  Wujun Geng,  Simon Stock,  Zarrin Basharat,  Bicheng Cheng,  Jingye Pan,  Mengtao Zhou, 
  • First Published: 24 September 2017
Research Article
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A Hepatitis C Educational Needs Assessment of Canadian Healthcare Providers

Reza Naghdi,  Karen Seto,  Carolyn Klassen,  Didi Emokpare,  Brian Conway,  Melissa Kelley,  Eric Yoshida,  Hemant A. Shah, 
  • First Published: 15 March 2017
Research Article
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Incidence and Predictors of Advanced Liver Fibrosis by a Validated Serum Biomarker in Liver Transplant Recipients

Mamatha Bhat,  Kathleen C. Rollet-Kurhajec,  Aparna Bhat,  Amanda Farag,  Marc Deschenes,  Philip Wong,  Peter Ghali,  Giada Sebastiani, 
  • First Published: 17 May 2024
Clinical Study
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Vonoprazan-Based Regimen Is More Useful than PPI-Based One as a First-Line Helicobacter pylori Eradication: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Masafumi Maruyama,  Naoki Tanaka,  Daisuke Kubota,  Masayuki Miyajima,  Takefumi Kimura,  Koujiro Tokutake,  Ryujiro Imai,  Toru Fujisawa,  Hiromitsu Mori,  Yoshiaki Matsuda,  Shuichi Wada,  Akira Horiuchi,  Kendo Kiyosawa, 
  • First Published: 28 February 2017
Research Article
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Outcomes following Serial Intragastric Balloon Therapy for Obesity and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Single Centre

Vi Nguyen,  Jiawei Li,  Jaslyn Gan,  Paul Cordero,  Shuvra Ray,  Alessandro Solis-Cuevas,  Mai Khatib,  Jude A. Oben, 
  • First Published: 26 December 2017
Review Article
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Aseptic Abscesses and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Two Cases and Review of Literature

Natasha Bollegala,  Rishad Khan,  Michael A. Scaffidi,  Ahmed Al-Mazroui,  Jenna Tessolini,  Adrienne Showler,  Errol Colak,  Samir C. Grover, 
  • First Published: 06 February 2017
Research Article
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Platelet Count and Platelet Indices in Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients

Tamara Milovanovic Alempijevic,  Milica Stojkovic Lalosevic,  Igor Dumic,  Nevena Jocic,  Aleksandra Pavlovic Markovic,  Sanja Dragasevic,  Ivana Jovicic,  Snezana Lukic,  Dragan Popovic,  Tomica Milosavljevic, 
  • First Published: 31 December 2017
Research Article
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Disability in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Correlations with Quality of Life and Patient’s Characteristics

Konstantinos Argyriou,  Andreas Kapsoritakis,  Konstantinos Oikonomou,  Anastassios Manolakis,  Eirini Tsakiridou,  Spyridon Potamianos, 
  • First Published: 29 May 2017
Review Article
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Prebiotics: A Novel Approach to Treat Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Naz Fatima,  Tasleem Akhtar,  Nadeem Sheikh, 
  • First Published: 10 May 2017

Research Article
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Exploration of Superior Modality: Safety and Efficacy of Hypofractioned Image-Guided Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy in Patients with Unresectable but Confined Intrahepatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Tao Jiang,  Zhao-Chong Zeng,  Ping Yang,  Yong Hu, 
  • First Published: 01 October 2017
Research Article
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Normal Uptake of 11C-Acetate in Pancreas, Liver, Spleen, and Suprarenal Gland in PET

Bogdan Malkowski,  Pawel Wareluk,  Tomasz Gorycki,  Katarzyna Skrobisz,  Michal Studniarek, 
  • First Published: 27 September 2017
Research Article
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Prevalence and Anatomic Distribution of Serrated and Adenomatous Lesions in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Lik Hang Lee,  Marietta Iacucci,  Miriam Fort Gasia,  Subrata Ghosh,  Remo Panaccione,  Stefan Urbanski, 
  • First Published: 15 January 2017
Clinical Study
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Maintenance of Remission with Partial Enteral Nutrition Therapy in Pediatric Crohn’s Disease: A Retrospective Study

Jacqueline M. Schulman,  Liat Pritzker,  Ron Shaoul, 
  • First Published: 08 May 2017
Research Article
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Repeat Colonoscopy within 6 Months after Initial Outpatient Colonoscopy in Ontario: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Lawrence Paszat,  Rinku Sutradhar,  Nancy N. Baxter,  Jill Tinmouth,  Linda Rabeneck, 
  • First Published: 07 September 2017
Research Article
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Safety Profile of Liver FibroScan in Patients with Cardiac Pacemakers or Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators

Yin Chan,  Stephanie Pranke,  Farid Rashidi,  Shravan Nosib,  Lawrence Worobetz, 
  • First Published: 27 February 2017
Research Article
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Public versus Private Drug Insurance and Outcomes of Patients Requiring Biologic Therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Amir Rumman,  Roberto Candia,  Justina J. Sam,  Kenneth Croitoru,  Mark S. Silverberg,  A. Hillary Steinhart,  Geoffrey C. Nguyen, 
  • First Published: 23 January 2017
Research Article
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Acyl-CoA Synthetase 5 Promotes the Growth and Invasion of Colorectal Cancer Cells

Shihua Ding,  Shaohui Tang,  Min Wang,  Donghai Wu,  Haijian Guo, 
  • First Published: 20 July 2017
Research Article
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Alcohol Consumption in Diabetic Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Preya J. Patel,  David Smith,  Jason P. Connor,  Leigh U. Horsfall,  Kelly L. Hayward,  Fabrina Hossain,  Suzanne Williams,  Tracey Johnson,  Katherine A. Stuart,  Nigel N. Brown,  Nivene Saad,  Andrew D. Clouston,  Katharine M. Irvine,  Anthony W. Russell,  Patricia C. Valery,  Elizabeth E. Powell, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2017
Review Article
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The Efficacy and Safety of 12 Weeks of Sofosbuvir and Ledipasvir versus Sofosbuvir, Ledipasvir, and Ribavirin in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C, Genotype 1, Who Have Cirrhosis and Have Failed Prior Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

William Stokes,  Carol Fenton,  Fiona Clement,  Matthew James,  Paul Ronksley,  Karen L. Tang, 
  • First Published: 06 March 2017
Research Article
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Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Glynis Byrne,  Greg Rosenfeld,  Yvette Leung,  Hong Qian,  Julia Raudzus,  Carlos Nunez,  Brian Bressler, 
  • First Published: 18 October 2017

Research Article
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Prognostic Impact of Cirrhosis in Patients with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma following Hepatic Resection

Seogsong Jeong,  Lei Gao,  Ying Tong,  Lei Xia,  Ning Xu,  Meng Sha,  Jianjun Zhang,  Xiaoni Kong,  Jinyang Gu,  Qiang Xia, 
  • First Published: 12 November 2017
Clinical Study
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Anti-TNF-Mediated Modulation of Prohepcidin Improves Iron Availability in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, in an IL-6-Mediated Fashion

Flaminia Cavallaro,  Lorena Duca,  Laura Francesca Pisani,  Roberta Rigolini,  Luisa Spina,  Gian Eugenio Tontini,  Nadia Munizio,  Elena Costa,  Maria Domenica Cappellini,  Maurizio Vecchi,  Luca Pastorelli, 
  • First Published: 16 January 2017
Research Article
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Gastroenterology Curriculum in the Canadian Medical School System

ThucNhi Tran Dang,  Clarence Wong,  Lana Bistritz, 
  • First Published: 06 April 2017
Research Article
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Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation and Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Derived from a Canadian National Survey and Needs Assessment on Choices of Therapeutic Agents

Yvonne Tse,  David Armstrong,  Christopher N. Andrews,  Alain Bitton,  Brian Bressler,  John Marshall,  Louis W. C. Liu, 
  • First Published: 08 February 2017
Research Article
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Obesity Increases Prevalence of Colonic Adenomas at Screening Colonoscopy: A Canadian Community-Based Study

Theodore F. Shapero,  Grant I. Chen,  Tim Devlin,  Alison Gibbs,  Iain C. Murray,  Stanley Tran,  Corey Weigensberg, 
  • First Published: 11 July 2017
Corrigendum
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Corrigendum to “Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis in Fatty Liver Disease Linked to Hyperplastic Colonic Polyp”

Mahmud Mahamid,  Omar Abu-Elhija,  Tarik Yassin,  William Nseir, 
  • First Published: 28 December 2017

Research Article
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Helicobacter pylori Pathogenicity Factors Related to Gastric Cancer

Kianoosh Dadashzadeh,  Maikel P. Peppelenbosch,  Akyala Ishaku Adamu, 
  • First Published: 17 December 2017
Clinical Study
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The Effects of Synbiotic “Bifidobacterium lactis B94 plus Inulin” Addition on Standard Triple Therapy of Helicobacter pylori Eradication in Children

Gonca Handan Ustundag,  Halime Altuntas,  Yasemin Dilek Soysal,  Furuzan Kokturk, 
  • First Published: 01 June 2017
Research Article
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Grazoprevir and Elbasvir in Patients with Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Comprehensive Efficacy and Safety Analysis

Yinan Yao,  Ming Yue,  Jie Wang,  Hongbo Chen,  Mei Liu,  Feng Zang,  Jun Li,  Yun Zhang,  Peng Huang,  Rongbin Yu, 
  • First Published: 09 January 2017
Review Article
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Metabonomics Research Progress on Liver Diseases

Mengqian Yu,  Ying Zhu,  Qingwei Cong,  Chunyan Wu, 
  • First Published: 21 February 2017
Review Article
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Efficacy of Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation versus Nissen Fundoplication for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Short Term: A Meta-Analysis

Ming-yu Chen,  Di-yu Huang,  Angela Wu,  Yi-bin Zhu,  He-pan Zhu,  Liu-mei Lin,  Xiu-jun Cai, 
  • First Published: 30 March 2017
Research Article
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Recognition of Lynch Syndrome Amongst Newly Diagnosed Colorectal Cancers at St. Paul’s Hospital

Steven Pi,  Estello Nap-Hill,  Jennifer Telford,  Robert Enns, 
  • First Published: 02 July 2017
Research Article
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Assessment of School Readiness in Chronic Cholestatic Liver Disease: A Pilot Study Examining Children with and without Liver Transplantation

Anna Gold,  Alaine Rogers,  Elizabeth Cruchley,  Stephanie Rankin,  Arpita Parmar,  Binita M. Kamath,  Yaron Avitzur,  Vicky Lee Ng, 
  • First Published: 17 January 2017

Research Article
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The Geography of Primary Hepatic Neoplasms Treatments in Canada: Changes in Latitudes and Changes in Attitudes

Matthew Cwinn,  Gordon Walsh,  Sheikh Hasibur Rahman,  Michele Molinari, 
  • First Published: 26 July 2017
Research Article
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Relationship between Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Vitamin D Nutritional Status in Extreme Obesity

Adryana Cordeiro,  Silvia Pereira,  Carlos José Saboya,  Andrea Ramalho, 
  • First Published: 08 June 2017
Research Article
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Blood Urea Nitrogen as a Predictor of Severe Acute Pancreatitis Based on the Revised Atlanta Criteria: Timing of Measurement and Cutoff Points

Suhan Lin,  Wandong Hong,  Zarrin Basharat,  Qipin Wang,  Jingye Pan,  Mengtao Zhou, 
  • First Published: 13 April 2017