Epidemiologic risk factors of hepatocellular carcinoma in a rural region of Egypt

Hepatology International

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 681-690

  Soliman, Amr S ^a   Hung, Chu Wei ^a   Tsodikov, Alexander ^a   Seifeldin, Ibrahim A ^b   Ramadan, Mohamed ^b   Al Gamal, Dina ^b   Schiefelbein, Emily L ^a   Thummalapally, Priyanka ^a   Dey, Subhojit ^a   Ismail, Kadry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Tanta Cancer Center   (Egypt)

^c Gharbiah Cancer Society   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Gharbiah; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Rural

Indexed keywords

ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATION; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PEANUT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SMOKING; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 78649482631     PISSN: 19360533     EISSN: 19360541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12072-010-9187-1     Document Type: Article

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