Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis in the United States: Results of a national survey

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2224-2229

  Chalasani, Naga ^a   Said, Areen ^a   Ness, Reid ^a   Hoen, Helena ^a   Lumeng, Lawrence ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDIZATION; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033180052     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.01297.x     Document Type: Article

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