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Difference in incidence of developing hepatocellular carcinoma between hepatitis B virus-and hepatitis C virus-infected patients
Kazuo Tarao, Akito Nozaki, Hirokazu Komatsu, Naomi Ideno, Tatsuji Komatsu, Takaaki Ikeda, Masataka Taguri, Shin Maeda
Kazuo Tarao, Department of Gastroenterology, Tarao's Gastroenterological Clinic, Yokohama City 241-0821, Japan
Akito Nozaki, Naomi Ideno, Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama City 232-0024, Japan
Hirokazu Komatsu, Department of Gastroenterology, Yokohama Municipal Citizen’s Hospital, Yokohama City 2211-0855, Japan
Tatsuji Komatsu, Department of Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization, Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama City 2458575, Japan
Takaaki Ikeda, Department of Gastroenterology, Yokosuka General Hospital Uwamachi, Yokosuka City 238-8567, Japan
Masataka Taguri, Department of Data Science, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Yokohama City 236-0004, Japan
Shin Maeda, Department of Gastroenterology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City 236-0004, Japan
Author contributions: Tarao K summarized the data and wrote the paper; Nozaki A, Komatsu H, Ideno N, Komatsu T, Ikeda T, Maeda S were involved in the interpretation of data, and the development and critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content; Taguri M conducted statistical analysis.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors declare no conflicts of interest associated with this manuscript.
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https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Corresponding author: Kazuo Tarao, MD, PhD, Director, Department of Gastroenterology, Tarao's Gastroenterological Clinic, 3rd Floor, Taiyo-Building, 2-58-6, Futamatagawa, Asahi-ku, Yokohama City 241-0821, Japan. duoluoweih7@gmail.com
Received: April 13, 2022
Peer-review started: April 13, 2022
First decision: May 31, 2022
Revised: June 14, 2022
Accepted: June 27, 2022
Article in press: June 27, 2022
Published online: June 28, 2022