Screening for the early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: A cost-effectiveness analysis;Screening per la diagnosi precoce del carcinoma epatocellulare: Rapporte costo/beneficio

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 4-7

  Bolondi, Luigi ^a   Gaiani, Stefano ^a   Casali, Annamaria ^a   Serra, Carla ^a   Piscaglia, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

HCC, fetoprotein; HCC, US; Liver, cirrhosis; Liver, HCC

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031174240     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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