Ultrasound-guided biopsy for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma - A study based on 420 patients [1] (multiple letters)

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1155-1156

  De Sio, I ^a   Castellano, L ^a   Calandra, M ^a   Del Vecchio Blanco, C ^a   Huang G , T ^a   Sheu, J C ^a   Chen, D S ^a  

^a Cattedra di Gastroenterologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030982230     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80127-4     Document Type: Letter

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