Epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma in Hispanics in the United States

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 167, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 1983-1989

  El Serag, Hashem B ^a,c   Lau, Melvin ^a   Eschbach, Karl ^b   Davila, Jessica ^a   Goodwin, James ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35348938581     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.167.18.1983     Document Type: Article

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