Cholangiocarcinoma: The "other" liver cancer on the rise

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3199-3200

  Davila, Jessica A ^a   El Serag, Hashem B ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILIARY TRACT CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GENDER; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; MALE; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036894959     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(02)05549-1     Document Type: Note

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