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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2008; 14(27): 4300-4308
Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4300
Hepatocellular carcinoma: Epidemiology, risk factors and pathogenesis
Asmaa Ibrahim Gomaa, Shahid A Khan, Mireille B Toledano, Imam Waked, Simon D Taylor-Robinson
Asmaa Ibrahim Gomaa, Shahid A Khan, Simon D Taylor-Robinson, Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Imperial College London, St Mary’s Hospital Campus, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom
Asmaa Ibrahim Gomaa, Imam Waked, National Liver Institute, Menoufiya University, Shebeen El Kom 32111, Egypt
Mireille B Toledano, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College London, St Mary’s Hospital Campus, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, United Kingdom
Author contributions: All authors generated the ideas and contributed to the writing of the manuscript. Gomaa AI and Khan SA were responsible for the literature search and collating the data, which were verified by Toledano MB and Taylor-Robinson SD, who also acts as guarantor for the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Shahid A Khan, Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Imperial College London, St Mary’s Hospital Campus, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom. shahid.khan@imperial.ac.uk
Telephone: +44-207-8866454
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Received: April 9, 2008
Revised: May 1, 2008
Accepted: May 8, 2008
Published online: July 21, 2008
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