Factors associated with use of ultrasonography screening for hepatocellular carcinoma among hepatitis B or C carriers

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 713-716

  Cho, Eo Rin ^a   Shin, Aesun ^a   Choi, Kui Son ^a   Lee, Hoo Yeon ^a   Kim, Jeongseon ^a  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Early detection of cancer; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; ECHOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VIRUS CARRIER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CARRIER STATE; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 78650178973     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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