Alpha-Fetoprotein in Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Gastroenterology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 400-401

  Marrero, Jorge A ^a   Feng, Ziding ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; AMINOTRANSFERASE; TUMOR MARKER;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; EARLY CANCER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 72249119938     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.08.076     Document Type: Letter

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