A case-control study on the association of hepatitis B virus infection and hepatocellular carcinoma in Northeast Brazil Estudo caso-controle da associação entre a infecção por vírus B da hepatite e carcinoma hepatocelular em uma área no nordeste brasileiro

• Main Authors: Helma Cotrim (Author), Eduardo Mota (Author), Livia Leite (Author), Luciana Silva (Author), Luiz Lyra (Author)
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• Udgivet: Universidade de São Paulo, 1992-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) serological markers were investigated in 40 incident cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and in two age and sex matched control groups, comprising 40 patients with other cancers and 80 healthy individuals, resident in Bahia, Brazil. Serologic tests were done by radioimmun...