We read with interest the article in HEPATOLOGY by Bosetti et al. on trends in mortality from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Europe, 1 and are struck by the low mortality rates in Sweden. Our experience from the work with register studies on mortality and incidence of liver cancer 2,3 tells us th
Trends in mortality from hepatocellular carcinoma in Europe, 1980-2004
β Scribed by Cristina Bosetti; Fabio Levi; Paolo Boffetta; Franca Lucchini; Eva Negri; Carlo La Vecchia
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 405 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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