AHPBA/AJCC consensus conference on staging of hepatocellular carcinoma: Rationale and overview of the conference

HPB

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 238-242

  Helton, W S ^a   Strasberg, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PROGNOSIS; PUBLISHING;

EID: 0346266235     PISSN: 1365182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13651820310015824     Document Type: Conference Paper

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