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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2005; 11(43): 6848-6852
Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6848
Relative predictive factors for hepatocellular carcinoma after HBeAg seroconversion in HBV infection
Kazumoto Murata, Kazushi Sugimoto, Katsuya Shiraki, Takeshi Nakano
Kazumoto Murata, Kazushi Sugimoto, Katsuya Shiraki, Takeshi Nakano, the First Department of Internal Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi Tsu Mie 514-8507, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Kazumoto Murata, MD, PhD, the First Department of Internal Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi Tsu Mie 514-8507, Japan. atarum@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
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Received: January 20, 2005
Revised: April 6, 2005
Accepted: April 9, 2005
Published online: November 21, 2005
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