The epidemiology of pancreatic diseases in Japan

Pancreas

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 233-237

  Oomi, Kennichi ^a   Amano, Masahiro ^a  

^a Japan Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Chronic pancreatitis; Epidemiology; Pancreatic cancer

Indexed keywords

AGING; CANCER MORTALITY; COLON CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING;

EID: 0031921199     PISSN: 08853177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006676-199804000-00005     Document Type: Review

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