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Survival Benefit of Cirrhotic Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated by Percutaneous Ethanol Injection as a Salvage Therapy

Teh-Ia Huo
,
Yi-Hsiang Huang
,
Jaw-Ching Wu
,
Pui-Ching Lee
,
Full-Young Chang
&
Shou-Dong Lee
Pages 350-355 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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