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Screening US Vietnam Veterans for Liver Fluke Exposure 5 Decades After the End of the War

BACKGROUND: Clonorchiasis caused by Clonorchis sinensis and opisthorchiasis caused by Opisthorchis viverrini are prevalent in the Far East, including Vietnam. The causal relationship between the 2 liver flukes and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) has been well documented. Cholangiocarcinoma, a rare tumor of...

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Autores principales: Psevdos, George, Ford, Florence M., Hong, Sung-Tae
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6039373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30034207
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/IPC.0000000000000611