Economic growth leads to increase of obesity and associated hepatocellular carcinoma in developing countries
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer and the third leading cause of cancer related death worldwide. In recent years, the prevalence of HCC has increased in both developing and developed countries. Most HCC cases develop in the presence of advanced chronic li...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-09-01
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Series: | Annals of Hepatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119306271 |