Time trends in incidence and mortality for chronic liver disease and liver cancer in the interval 1980-1997 in Catalonia, Spain.

J, Ribes; R, Clèries; J, Borràs; J, Galceran; FX, Bosch

doi:10.1097/00042737-200409000-00009

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Time trends in incidence and mortality for chronic liver disease and liver cancer in the interval 1980-1997 in Catalonia, Spain.

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Ribes J

Clèries R

Borràs J

Abstract

<h4>Background and aims</h4>It has been reported that the incidence of liver cancer and intrahepatic bile duct tumours might be increasing in some developed countries. The purpose of this study was to examine time trends of incidence and mortality rates of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer for the pe...

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