Estimates of the incidence and prevalence of hepatocellular carcinoma in Italy in 2002 and projections for the years 2007 and 2012

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Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-27

  Bosetti, Cristina ^a   Bianchi, Cosetta ^b   Negri, Eva ^a   Colombo, Massimo ^c   Vecchia, Carlo La ^a,d  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b Bayer SpA Italy   (Italy)

^c MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Incidence; Italy; Mortality; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 63449094375     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160909500104     Document Type: Article

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