Intention-to-treat analysis of surgical treatment for early hepatocellular carcinoma: Resection versus transplantation

Hepatology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1434-1440

  Llovet, Josep M ^a   Fuster, Josep ^a   Bruix, Jordi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032742183     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510300629     Document Type: Article

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