Silent cirrhosis in hepatitis B virus related hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 55, Issue 86-87, 2008, Pages 1734-1737

  Singal, Ashwani K ^a,b  

^a King Fahad Central Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver cirrhosis; Person years follow up; Silent cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 57049119644     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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