Hepatic iron accumulation is an independent risk factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma after interferon therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C
โ Scribed by Namiki Izumi; Yasuhiro Asahina; Masakatsu Uchihara; Noguchi Osamu; Nobuhiko Kanazawa; Jun Itakura; Shozo Miyake; Takahiro Sakai
- Book ID
- 119429246
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 193 KB
- Volume
- 120
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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