Frequency of raised alpha-fetoprotein level among Chinese patients with hepatocellular carcinoma related to hepatitis B and C.

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Published in Br J Cancer on June 01, 1994

Authors

J F Tsai1, W Y Chang, J E Jeng, M S Ho, Z Y Lin, J H Tsai

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China.

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