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. 2020 Apr;158(5):1503-1505.e2.
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.12.030. Epub 2020 Jan 19.

Recent Decline in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Rates in the United States

Meredith S Shiels  1 , Thomas R O'Brien  2
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Recent Decline in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Rates in the United States

Meredith S Shiels et al. Gastroenterology. 2020 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cancer; Liver; Rates; United States.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to report. The study concept and design, interpretation of data and drafting of the manuscript were shared by Drs. Shiels and O’Brien. Dr. Shiels carried out the statistical analysis. This work was funded by the Intramural Research Program of the National Cancer Institute.

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