Surgeon volume is predictive of 5-year survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after resection: A population-based study

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2284-2291

  Lin, Herng Ching ^a   Lin, Chia Chin ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Hospital volume; Physician volume; Survival; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN;

EID: 71049119837     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-0990-8     Document Type: Article

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