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Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology Volume 51, 2016 - Issue 12
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Original Article

Biliary tract malignancies: a population-based study on incidence, prognosis and management of patients

Gunnar JuliussonDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland;
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Jon Gunnlaugur JonassonDepartment of Pathology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland; ;Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland; ;Icelandic Cancer Registry, Icelandic Cancer Society, Reykjavik, Iceland;
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Sara B. JonsdottirDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland;
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Henrik G. GarciaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland;
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Elinborg OlafsdottirIcelandic Cancer Registry, Icelandic Cancer Society, Reykjavik, Iceland;
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Pall Helgi MöllerFaculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland; ;Department of Surgery, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Einar S. BjörnssonDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland; ;Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 1520-1525 | Received 14 Apr 2016, Accepted 22 Jul 2016, Published online: 24 Aug 2016

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