Incidence and associated risk factors of hepatocellular carcinoma in a dural hepatitis B and C virus endemic area: A surveillance study

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 85-90

  Chang, Kuo Chin ^a,b   Lu, Sheng Nan ^a,b   Chen, Pao Fei ^a   Hung, Chao Hung ^a,b   Kee, Kwong Ming ^a,b   Yen, Yi Hao ^a,b   Wang, Jing Houng ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Incidence; Surveillance; Thrombocytopenia; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURVIVAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 79952943954     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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