Clinical impact of screening first-degree relatives of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 236-239

  Chen, Chien Hung ^a   Huang, Guan Tarn ^a   Lee, Hsuan Shu ^a   Yang, Pei Ming ^a   Chen, Ding Shinn ^a   Sheu, Jin Chuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Familial Screening; Family history; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Relatives; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRUS CARRIER;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031732412     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199810000-00011     Document Type: Article

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