Ultrasound screening and risk factors for death from hepatocellular carcinoma in a high risk group in Taiwan

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 257-261

  Chen, Tony Hsiu Hsi ^a   Chen, Chien Jen ^a   Yen, Ming Fang ^a   Lu, Sheng Nan ^b   Sun, Chien An ^c   Huang, Guan Tarn ^d   Yang, Pei Ming ^d   Lee, Hsuan Shu ^d   Duffy, Stephen W ^e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; High risk group; Ultrasonography screening

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037051104     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10122     Document Type: Article

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