Evaluation of the surveillance program for hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 741-750

  Abe, Ryo ^a   Okano, Jun Ichi ^a   Imamoto, Ryu ^a   Fujise, Yuki ^a   Koda, Masahiko ^a   Murawaki, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84861720639     PISSN: 04466586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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