## BACKGROUND. Cirrhosis of viral etiology due to hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The current study evaluated the rate of incidence of HCC in patients with compensated cirrhosis of viral etiology.
Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Among US Patients With Cirrhosis of Viral or Nonviral Etiologies
β Scribed by Mair, Robert D.; Valenzuela, Antonia; Ha, Nghiem B.; Ayoub, Walid S.; Daugherty, Tami; Lutchman, Glen A.; Garcia, Gabriel; Ahmed, Aijaz; Nguyen, Mindie H.
- Book ID
- 123488483
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 552 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1542-3565
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