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Editorial
. 2023 Apr;29(2):358-362.
doi: 10.3350/cmh.2023.0092. Epub 2023 Mar 14.

The current trends in the health burden of primary liver cancer across the globe

Peter Konyn  1 , Aijaz Ahmed  2 , Donghee Kim  2
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Editorial

The current trends in the health burden of primary liver cancer across the globe

Peter Konyn et al. Clin Mol Hepatol. 2023 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Global burden of disease; Hepatitis; Hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Estimated global age-standardized incidence rates and mortality rates for primary liver cancer in adults (over 20 years of age), 2020. (A) Global age-standardized incidence rates for primary liver cancer in adults. (B) Global age-standardized mortality rates for primary liver cancer in adults. ASR, age-standardized rate. Data source: World Health Organization GLOBOCAN 2020 <http://gco.iarc.fr/today> Accessed 15 Feb, 2023 [18].
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