Journal article
Epidemiological and Clinical Patterns of Newly Diagnosed Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Brazil: the Need for Liver Disease Screening Programs Based on Real-World Data
Abstract
PurposeDescribe sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and establish their history in the Brazilian public health system.MethodsRetrospective observational study was conducted using the database from the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (DataSUS). Patients with at least one claim of HCC between July/2011 and June/2016 were included. A record linkage methodology was …
Authors
Fernandes GDS; Campos D; Ballalai A; Palhares R; da Silva MRA; Palhares DMF; Neto B-HF; Barros FMDR; Gil RDA; Chagas A
Journal
Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Vol. 52, No. 3, pp. 952–958
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
9 2021
DOI
10.1007/s12029-020-00508-7
ISSN
1941-6628