Serological Surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma: Time to quit

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 614-615

  Sherman, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alphafetoprotein; Des gamma carboxy prothrombin; Hepatocellular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; DECARBOXYPROTHROMBIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY;

EID: 77949659092     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2009.11.026     Document Type: Note

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