Clinical Research
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 15, 2003; 9(11): 2557-2560
Published online Nov 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i11.2557
Regional variations in mortality rates of pancreatic cancer in China: Results from 1990-1992 national mortality survey
Ke-Xin Chen, Peizhong Peter Wang, Si-Wei Zhang, Lian-Di Li, Feng-Zhu Lu, Xi-Shan Hao
Ke-Xin Chen, Xi-Shan Hao, Tianjin Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300060, China
Peizhong Peter Wang, Department of Community Health, University of Toronto, Canada
Si-Wei Zhang, Lian-Di Li, Feng-Zhu Lu, Office of Cancer Prevention and Control in China, Beijing, 100021, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the National Medical Science and Technology Foundation during the 8th Five-Year Plan Period, No. 85-914-01-07
Correspondence to: Dr. Ke-Xin Chen, Department of Epidemiology, Tianjin Cancer Institute and Hospital, Huanhu Xi Road, Ti Yuanbei, He Xi District, Tianjin, 300060, China. chenkexin@21cn.com
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Received: May 10, 2003
Revised: May 20, 2003
Accepted: June 4, 2003
Published online: November 15, 2003
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