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HCC -- Current Concepts and Considerations
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Title HCC -- Current Concepts and Considerations
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/567229?src=rss
Description Alex Befeler, MD, explores the latest clinical information regarding hepatocellular carcinoma, as framed by key data presented at AASLD 2007.
Medscape Gastroenterology
Category Articles > Gastroenterology
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Date Dec 17, 2007
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