Risk factors and prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma in HCV infection

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 12 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Benvegnù, Luisa ^a   Alberti, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cirrhosis; HCV genotypes; hepatitis C virus; hepatocellular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030455161     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02087876     Document Type: Conference Paper

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