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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2007; 13(5): 781-784
Published online Feb 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i5.781
Differences in characteristics of patients with and without known risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States
Jon D Dorfman, Richard Schulick, Michael A Choti, Jean-Francois H Geschwind, Ihab Kamel, Michael Torbenson, Paul J Thuluvath
Jon D Dorfman, Richard Schulick, Michael A Choti, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States
Jean-Francois H Geschwind, Ihab Kamel, Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States
Michael Torbenson, Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States
Paul J Thuluvath, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Paul J Thuluvath, MD, FRCP, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Rm 429, 1830 E. Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 2105, United States. pjthuluv@jhmi.edu
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Received: September 21, 2006
Revised: October 15, 2006
Accepted: December 13, 2006
Published online: February 7, 2007
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