Non-viral causes of hepatocellular carcinoma

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 29, 2010, Pages 3603-3615

  Blonski, Wojciech ^a,b   Kotlyar, David S ^c   Forde, Kimberly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Diabetes; Etiology; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; Obesity; Oral contraceptive; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1;

CANCER INCIDENCE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY;

EID: 77955767744     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i29.3603     Document Type: Editorial

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