Hepatocellular carcinoma: Gardening strategies and bridges to transplantation

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 199-200

  Gores, Gregory J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; TIME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0037319210     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jlts.2003.0090199     Document Type: Article

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