Percutaneous tumor ablation or surgical resection for small hepatocellular carcinoma?

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1561-1564

  Lin, Shi Ming ^a   Chu, Chia Ming ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

CANCER GROWTH; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER RESECTION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

EID: 34548531153     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05116.x     Document Type: Editorial

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