An increase in the aging population is an impending problem. A large cohort study was carried out to determine the influence of aging and other factors on hepatocarcinogenesis in patients treated with interferon. Biopsy-proven 2547 chronic hepatitis C patients registered at our referral center since
Update on the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
โ Scribed by Axel Hsu; Ching-Lung Lai; Man-Fung Yuen
- Book ID
- 107540570
- Publisher
- Current Science Inc.
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 131 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1540-3416
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