Prognostic Prediction in HCC: Did Anybody Expect It to Be Easy?

Hepatology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 551-552

  Bruix, Jordi ^a   Llovet, Josep M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NOTE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 1242336967     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.20050     Document Type: Note

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