What is the optimal timing of liver transplantation for children with biliary atresia? A Markov model simulation analysis.

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Published in J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr on September 01, 2014

Authors

Ronen Arnon1, Moshe Leshno, Rachel Annunziato, Sander Florman, Kishore Iyer

Author Affiliations

1: *RMTI, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY †Faculty of Management and Tel-Aviv Souraski Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel ‡Psychology Department, Fordham University, Bronx, NY.

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