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Racial disparities in alpha‐fetoprotein testing and alpha‐fetoprotein status associated with the diagnosis and outcome of hepatocellular carcinoma patients

BACKGROUND: The use of alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) testing for the surveillance, diagnosis, and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains controversial. Here, we compared AFP testing rates, elevated AFP rates, factors associated with elevated AFP levels, and prognostic factors associated with...

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Autores principales: Wu, Guoyi, Wu, Jing, Pan, Xiaoben, Liu, Bo, Yao, Zhicheng, Guo, Yuan, Shi, Xiaolei, Ding, Yitao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6825973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31517445
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2549