Metabolic Factors and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Chronic Hepatitis B/C Infection: A Follow-up Study in Taiwan

Chen, Chi‐Ling; Chen, Chi‐Ling; Yang, Hwai‐I; Yang, Wei‐Shiung; Liu, Chun‐Jen; Chen, Pei‐Jer; You, San‐Lin; Wang, Li‐Yu; Sun, Chien‐An; Lu, Sheng‐Nan; Chen, Ding‐Shinn; Chen, Chien‐Jen; Chen, Chien‐Jen

doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2008.03.073

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Metabolic Factors and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Chronic Hepatitis B/C Infection: A Follow-up Study in Taiwan

Published in Gastroenterology • Apr 8, 2008

Authors:

Chi‐Ling Chen

Hwai‐I Yang

Abstract

Background & Aims: This study investigated whether obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic factors are independently associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), stratified by hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) serostatus, and explored the possible joint influence of obesity/diabe...

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Medicine

Internal medicine

Hepatocellular carcinoma

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