Prevention of second primary tumors by an acyclic retinoid, polyprenoic acid, in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatoma Prevention Study Group.

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Published in N Engl J Med on June 13, 1996

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Y Muto1, H Moriwaki, M Ninomiya, S Adachi, A Saito, K T Takasaki, T Tanaka, K Tsurumi, M Okuno, E Tomita, T Nakamura, T Kojima

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1: First Department of Internal Medicine, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.

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