Reply: Gallstones, cholecystectomy, and the risk for developing pancreatic cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 159-160

  Bosetti, C ^a   Negri, E ^a   Franceschi, S ^b   La Vecchia, C ^a,c  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; ITALY; LETTER; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037434424     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600693     Document Type: Letter

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