Trends in the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in boys and girls in Taiwan after large-scale hepatitis B vaccination

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-59

  Lee, Cheng Liang ^a   Hsieh, Kai Sheng ^b   Ko, Ying Chin ^c  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; VACCINATION;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; TAIWAN; VACCINATION;

EID: 0037237706     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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