Liver Cancer
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2006; 12(22): 3575-3580
Published online Jun 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i22.3575
Hepatocellular carcinoma in Lebanon: Etiology and prognostic factors associated with short-term survival
César Yaghi, Ala l Sharara, Paul Rassam, Rami Moucari, Khalil Honein, Joseph BouJaoude, Rita Slim, Roger Noun, Heitham Abdul-Baki, Mohamad Khalifeh, Sami Ramia, Raymond Sayegh
César Yaghi, Ala l Sharara, Paul Rassam, Rami Moucari, Khalil Honein, Joseph BouJaoude, Rita Slim, Roger Noun, Raymond Sayegh, Service de Gastroenterologie, Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
Ala l Sharara, Heitham Abdul-Baki, Mohamad Khalifeh, Departments of Internal Medicine and Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Paul Rassam, Service de Gastroenterologie, Hopital Saint Georges, Beirut, Lebanon
Co-first-authors: César Yaghi and Ala l Sharara
Correspondence to: Ala I Sharara, MD, FACP, Head, Gastro-enterology Division, American University of Beirut Medical Center, PO Box 11-0236, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon. as08@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: +961-1-350000 Fax:+961-1-366098
Received: January 24, 2006
Revised: February 20, 2006
Accepted: February 28, 2006
Published online: June 14, 2006
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