SEP 1, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Temporal trends in the epidemiology of primary biliary cholangitis in the public healthcare system of Brazil: a large population-based study
The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
Large population-based retrospective administrative study with robust sample size and clear epidemiologic findings, but uses diagnostic coding and medication dispensation as case identification without clinical validation, limiting causal inference and generalizability beyond Brazil's public system.
Reported
Sample size10125
Female proportion77.75%
Mean age54.95 ± 20 years