Past exposure to hepatitis B virus as a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic liver disease

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2028-2031

  Okada, S ^a   Sato, T ^b   Okusaka, T ^a   Ishii, H ^a   Ikeda, M ^a   Nakasuka, H ^a   Kosakamoto, H ^a   Yoshimori, M ^a   Wakabayashi, K ^c  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL MATHEMATICS   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Case control study; Chronic liver disease; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Hepatocellular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031779537     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.337     Document Type: Article

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