Characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis C who develop hepatocellular carcinoma

Characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis C who develop hepatocellular carcinoma

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most frequent form of primary liver cancer and chronic infection with hepatitis C virus is one of the main risk factors for HCC. This study analyses the characteristics of the patients with chronic hepatitis C participating in the Swiss...

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Main Authors: Lorenz Kuske, Armand Mensen, Beat Müllhaupt, Francesco Negro, David Semela, Darius Moradpour, Pierre Jean Malé, Markus H Heim, Raffaele Malinverni, Andreas Cerny, Jean-Francois Dufour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2012-07-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
hepatitis C virus
hepatocellular carcinoma
risk factors
socioeconomic
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1550

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