Hepatitis B and C virus infection, alcohol drinking, and hepatocellular carcinoma: A case-control study in Italy

Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 579-584

  Donato, Francesco ^a   Tagger, Alessandro ^b   Chiesa, Roberta ^a   Ribero, Maria Lisa ^b   Tomasoni, Vincenzo ^a   Fasola, Michele ^b   Gelatti, Umberto ^a   Portera, Giuseppe ^b   Boffetta, Paolo ^c   Nardi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; ITALY; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS TYPING;

EID: 12644304272     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510260308     Document Type: Article

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