Nutritional status of patients with biliary atresia and autoimmune hepatitis related to serum levels of vitamins A, D and E Estado nutricional de pacientes com atresia biliar e hepatite autoimune e relação com os níveis séricos de vitaminas A, D e E

CONTEXT: Chronic liver disease may induce to malabsorption of lipids and fat-soluble vitamins, leading to injury of nutritional status. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the nutritional status of pediatric-age patients with autoimmune hepatitis and biliary atresia related to serum levels of vitamins A, D and...

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Main Authors: Margareth L. G. Saron, Helena T. Godoy, Gabriel Hessel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2009-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032009000100016