Article
Risk factors for development of hepatocellular carcinoma among Australians with hepatitis C: a case-control study.
Australian and New Zealand journal of medicine - 1 Jun 1999
Dutta U, Byth K, Kench J, Khan M H, Coverdale S A, Weltman M, Lin R, Liddle C, Farrell G C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Older patients with cirrhosis due to hepatitis C are at risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but additional risk factors may vary between countries. AIM: In the present study, we sought to identify additional risk factors for HCC among a cohort of Australian patients wit...
Topics
- Aged
- Australia
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Humans
- Liver Neoplasms
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Risk Factors