Practice Guideline Endorsement

Guidelines for the Evaluation and Treatment of Cholestatic Jaundice in Infants

Abstract: The American Academy of Pediatrics endorses and accepts as its policy the Guidelines for the Evaluation and Treatment of Cholestatic Jaundice in Infants.

This policy was published in August 2004.

The Guidelines are available as a PDF file from the The North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Web site free-of-charge at: http://www.naspghan.org/PDF/PositionPapers/CholestaticJaundiceInInfants.pdf (14 pages, Adobe Acrobat PDF format)

The recommendations in this statement do not indicate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as a standard of medical care. Variations, taking into account individual circumstances, may be appropriate.

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