Baseline characterization of patients aged 70 years and above with hepatocellular carcinoma

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 47, 2005, Pages 7512-7514

  Nakamuta, Makoto ^a   Morizono, Shusuke ^a   Kohjima, Motoyuki ^a   Kotoh, Kazuhiro ^a   Enjoji, Munechika ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baseline profile; Elderly patients; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Non cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER RISK; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 31144448184     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i47.7512     Document Type: Article

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