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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2007; 13(7): 1003-1009
Published online Feb 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i7.1003
Successful initial ablation therapy contributes to survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Manabu Morimoto, Kazushi Numata, Kazuya Sugimori, Kazuhito Shirato, Atsushi Kokawa, Hiroyuki Oka, Kingo Hirasawa, Ryonho Koh, Hiromi Nihommatsu, Katsuaki Tanaka
Manabu Morimoto, Kazushi Numata, Kazuya Sugimori, Kazuhito Shirato, Atsushi Kokawa, Hiroyuki Oka, Kingo Hirasawa, Ryonho Koh, Hiromi Nihommatsu, Katsuaki Tanaka, Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Manabu Morimoto, MD, Gastro-enterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57, Urafunecho, Minami-ku, Yokohama City, 232-0024, Japan. morimoto@urahp.yokohama-cu.ac.jp
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Received: November 27, 2006
Revised: December 25, 2006
Accepted: January 15, 2007
Published online: February 21, 2007
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