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Improvement of Survival by Surgery in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Evidence or Non-evidenced-based?

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  1. Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Hôpitaux de Paris Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France

    René Adam MD, PhD

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    René Adam MD, PhD

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Adam, R. Improvement of Survival by Surgery in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Evidence or Non-evidenced-based?. Ann Surg Oncol 11, 460–461 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1245/ASO.2004.02.911

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