We performed a case-control study to evaluate the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. A total of 305 newly diagnosed HCC cases (80% males) and 610 subjects (81% males) unaffected by clinically evident hepatic disease admitted to the 2 main hospitals in Bresc
Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma in italy. Male sex, hepatitis b virus, non-a non-B infection, and alcohol
โ Scribed by Erica Villa; Grazia M. Baldini; Claudio Pasquinelli; Margherita Melegari; Elisabetta Cariani; Giuseppe Di Chirico; Federico Manenti
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 473 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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