Incidence and management of hepatocellular carcinoma among Māori and non-Māori New Zealanders

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 520-526

  Chamberlain, Joshua ^a   Sarfati, Diana ^a   Cunningham, Ruth ^a   Koea, Jonathan ^b   Gurney, Jason ^a   Blakely, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

HCC; hepatitis; hepatocellular carcinoma; liver cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CAUCASIAN; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; REGISTER; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84891474172     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12108     Document Type: Article

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