Decrypting Cryptogenic Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Clinical Manifestations, Prognostic Factors and Long-Term Survival by Propensity Score Model

Chia-Yang Hsu; Yun-Hsuan Lee; Po-Hong Liu; Cheng-Yuan Hsia; Yi-Hsiang Huang; Han-Chieh Lin; Yi-You Chiou; Fa-Yauh Lee; Teh-Ia Huo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0089373

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Decrypting Cryptogenic Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Clinical Manifestations, Prognostic Factors and Long-Term Survival by Propensity Score Model

Chia-Yang Hsu,

Affiliations Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Biostatistics, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Yun-Hsuan Lee,

Affiliations Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Po-Hong Liu,

Affiliations Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Cheng-Yuan Hsia,

Affiliations Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Yi-Hsiang Huang,

Affiliations Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Han-Chieh Lin,

Affiliations Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Yi-You Chiou,

Affiliations Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Fa-Yauh Lee,

Affiliations Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Teh-Ia Huo

* E-mail: tihuo@vghtpe.gov.tw

Affiliations Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Decrypting Cryptogenic Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Clinical Manifestations, Prognostic Factors and Long-Term Survival by Propensity Score Model

Chia-Yang Hsu,
Yun-Hsuan Lee,
Po-Hong Liu,
Cheng-Yuan Hsia,
Yi-Hsiang Huang,
Han-Chieh Lin,
Yi-You Chiou,
Fa-Yauh Lee,
Teh-Ia Huo

Published: February 24, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089373

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