Pyogenic Liver Abscess as a Warning Sign for Primary Liver Cancer: A Nationwide Population-based Study |
Huang, Wen-Kuan
(Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine)
Lin, Yung-Chang (Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine) Chiou, Meng-Jiun (Department of Public Health, College of Medicine: Biostatistics Core Laboratory, Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University) Yang, Tsai-Sheng (Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine) Chang, John Wen-Cheng (Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine) Yu, Kuang-Hui (Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine) Kuo, Chang-Fu (Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine) See, Lai-Chu (Department of Public Health, College of Medicine: Biostatistics Core Laboratory, Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University) |
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