Hepatitis C virus genotypes and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: A prospective study

Hepatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 754-758

  Bruno, Saving ^a   Silini, Enrico ^b   Crosignani, Andrea ^a   Borzio, Franco ^c   Leandro, Gioacchino ^d   Bono, Fulvia ^b   Asti, Margherita ^b   Rossi, Sonia ^a   Larghi, Alberto ^a   Cerino, Antonella ^b   Podda, Mauro ^a   Mondelli, Mario U ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DIGESTIVE DISEASES   (Italy)

^e FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS TYPING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031055841     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510250344     Document Type: Article

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