The influence of hepatitis B virus infection, alcohol consumption, tobacco smoking and use of oral contraceptives on the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was evaluated in a hospital-based case-control study in Catalonia, in the Mediterranean coastal area of north-eastern Spain. A total of 96 H
Independent risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma in french drinkers
β Scribed by Professeur Thierry Poynard; Alain Aubert; Yasmina Lazizi; Pierre Bedossa; Bernard Hamelin; Benoit Terris; Sylvie Naveau; Pascal Dubreuil; Jacques Pillot; Jean-Claude Chaput
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 552 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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