Hepatitis C progressing to hepatocellular carcinoma: The HCV dialysis patient in dilemma

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-64

  Henderson, Wendy A ^a   Shankar, Ravi ^a   Gill, Jessica M ^a   Kim, Kevin H ^b   Ghany, Marc G ^c   Skanderson, Melissa ^d   Butt, Adeel A ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Co morbidity; Dialysis; End stage renal disease; Hepatitis C; Hepatocellular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72949097936     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2009.01151.x     Document Type: Article

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