Open AccessUnited States Women Receive More Curative Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Than Men
Author(s) -
Stephanie Cauble,
Ali Abbas,
Luis A. Balart,
Lydia Bazzano,
Sabeen Medvedev,
Nathan J. Shores
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
digestive diseases and sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1573-2568
pISSN - 0163-2116
DOI - 10.1007/s10620-013-2731-9
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , liver transplantation , hepatology , decompensation , univariate analysis , multivariate analysis , database , transplantation , demography , sociology , computer science
Previous database studies have found gender disparities favoring men in rates of liver transplantation, which resolve in cohorts examining only patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).