Evaluation of tumor markers for the detection of hepatocellular carcinoma in Yangon General Hospital, Myanmar

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 317-320

  Taketa, Kazuhisa ^a   Okada, Shigeru ^b   Win, Ne ^c   Hlaing, Naomi Khaing Than ^d   Win, Khin Maung ^d  

^a Ibara City Hospital   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Dept of Med Research Lower Myanmar ^*  (Myanmar)

^d Yangon General Hospital   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

AFP L3; AFP P4; Alpha fetoprotein (AFP); Hepatocellular carcinoma; Yangon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039738487     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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