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Alcoholic, But Not Biliary, Pancreatitis Varies Seasonally in Occurrence

Räty S. Dept. of Surgery Tampere University Hospital Tampere Finland
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Sand J. Dept. of Mental Health and Alcohol Research National Public Health Institute Helsinki Finland
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Alho H. Research Unit of Substance Abuse Medicine University of Helsinki Finland
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Nordback I. Dept. of Surgery Tampere University Hospital Tampere Finland
Pages 794-797 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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