Differences in survival based on the type of follow-up for the detection of hepatocellular carcinoma: An analysis of 547 patients

Hepatology Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 110-121

  Dohmen, Kazufumi ^a   Shirahama, Masafumi ^a   Onohara, Shingo ^a   Miyamoto, Yuichi ^a   Torii, Yoshikuni ^a   Irie, Koji ^a   Ishibashi, Hiromi ^b  

^a Saga Prefectural Hospital Kouseikan   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alpha fetoprotein; Epidemiology; Follow up; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Prognosis; Screening; Surveillance system; Survival analysis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0034255761     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6346(99)00094-7     Document Type: Article

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