Ultrasound screening and risk factors for death from hepatocellular carcinoma in a high risk group in Taiwan.

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Published in Int J Cancer on March 10, 2002

Authors

Tony Hsiu-Hsi Chen1, Chien-Jen Chen, Ming-Fang Yen, Sheng-Nan Lu, Chien-An Sun, Guan-Tarn Huang, Pei-Ming Yang, Hsuan-Shu Lee, Stephen W Duffy

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

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