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Is mortality-to-incidence ratio associated with health disparity in pancreatic cancer? A cross-sectional database analysis of 57 countries

Hsiang‐Lin Lee, Cheng‐Ming Peng, Cheng-Yu Huang, Shin-Yi Wu, Ming‐Chang Tsai, Chi‐Chih Wang, Sung‐Lang Chen, Chun-Che Lin, Chien‐Ning Huang, Wen‐Wei Sung

BMJ Open · 2018 · 20 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

The MIR variations for pancreatic cancer do not correlate with healthcare disparities among countries. Further investigation is necessary to confirm this observation with secondary analysis of databases.

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