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Nomogram predicting long-term survival after the diagnosis of intrahepatic recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma following an initial liver resection: methodological issues

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  1. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Erfan Ayubi

  2. Managerial Epidemiology Research Center, Department of Public Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran

    Saeid Safiri

  3. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Saeid Safiri

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Conception of study design: E.A. and S.S. Drafting manuscript: E.A. and S.S. Critical revision of manuscript: S.S. Both authors approved the final version for submission.

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Correspondence to Saeid Safiri.

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Ayubi, E., Safiri, S. Nomogram predicting long-term survival after the diagnosis of intrahepatic recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma following an initial liver resection: methodological issues. Int J Clin Oncol 22, 803–804 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10147-017-1127-9

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