Medical treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: Going beyond sorafenib

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 103-113

  Porta, Camillo ^a   Paglino, Chiara ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

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EID: 79955952335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i3.103     Document Type: Article

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