A case-control study was undertaken to evaluate the roles of hepatitis B virus (HBV), blood transfusion, alcohol drinking and cigarette smoking in the etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Osaka, Japan. A total of 229 cases and 266 hospital controls were included in our study. The relative r
Diagnostic value of the copper/zinc ratio in hepatocellular carcinoma: a case control study
β Scribed by Jorge L. Poo; Reina Rosas-Romero; Ana C. Montemayor; Fernando Isoard; Misael Uribe
- Book ID
- 106182620
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 160 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1174
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