Impact of Aging on the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Japan

Background: It is difficult to study the long-term outcome of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection because chronic infection is often asymptomatic and duration of the disease is prolonged. The clinical outcome of HCV infection remains unclear in patients of advanced age. Methods: Among 575 patients con...

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Published in:	Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology Vol. 38; no. 8; pp. 894 - 900
Main Authors:	OHISHI, W, KITAMOTO, M, AIKATA, H, KAMADA, K, KAWAKAMI, Y, ISHIHARA, H, KAMIYASU, M, NAKANISHI, T, TAZUMA, S, CHAYAMA, K
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Copenhagen Informa UK Ltd 01-08-2003 Oslo Taylor & Francis Stockholm Scandinavian University Press
Subjects:	Adult Age Age of Onset Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging - physiology Alcohol Consumption Atomic Bomb Explosions Biological and medical sciences Blood Transfusion Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - etiology Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - physiopathology Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Hepatitis C - complications Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Humans Liver Neoplasms - etiology Liver Neoplasms - physiopathology Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Risk Factors Sex Factors Time Factors Tumors Human blood transfusion hepatitis C virus (HCV) atomic bomb explosions Hepatic disease Hepatocellular carcinoma hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Malignant tumor alcohol consumption Statistical study Infection Chronic Viral disease Malignant transformation Digestive diseases Complication Influence factor Age Viral hepatitis C
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