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Prostate Cancer Registration in Four Swedish Regions 1996: Differences in Incidence, Age Structure and Management

Gabriel Sandblom From the Department of Surgery, Motala Hospital, Oncological Centre, Uppsala University, Department of Urology, Umea Hospital, Department of Urology, Orebro Hospital, Department of Urology, Helsingborg Hospital and 6Departments of Surgery and Urology, Norrkoping and Finspang Hospitals, Sweden
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Elisabet Mattsson From the Department of Surgery, Motala Hospital, Oncological Centre, Uppsala University, Department of Urology, Umea Hospital, Department of Urology, Orebro Hospital, Department of Urology, Helsingborg Hospital and 6Departments of Surgery and Urology, Norrkoping and Finspang Hospitals, Sweden
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Jonas Nilsson From the Department of Surgery, Motala Hospital, Oncological Centre, Uppsala University, Department of Urology, Umea Hospital, Department of Urology, Orebro Hospital, Department of Urology, Helsingborg Hospital and 6Departments of Surgery and Urology, Norrkoping and Finspang Hospitals, Sweden
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Jan-Erik Damber From the Department of Surgery, Motala Hospital, Oncological Centre, Uppsala University, Department of Urology, Umea Hospital, Department of Urology, Orebro Hospital, Department of Urology, Helsingborg Hospital and 6Departments of Surgery and Urology, Norrkoping and Finspang Hospitals, Sweden
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Jan-Erik Johansson From the Department of Surgery, Motala Hospital, Oncological Centre, Uppsala University, Department of Urology, Umea Hospital, Department of Urology, Orebro Hospital, Department of Urology, Helsingborg Hospital and 6Departments of Surgery and Urology, Norrkoping and Finspang Hospitals, Sweden
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Rolf Lundgren From the Department of Surgery, Motala Hospital, Oncological Centre, Uppsala University, Department of Urology, Umea Hospital, Department of Urology, Orebro Hospital, Department of Urology, Helsingborg Hospital and 6Departments of Surgery and Urology, Norrkoping and Finspang Hospitals, Sweden
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Eberhard Varenhorst From the Department of Surgery, Motala Hospital, Oncological Centre, Uppsala University, Department of Urology, Umea Hospital, Department of Urology, Orebro Hospital, Department of Urology, Helsingborg Hospital and 6Departments of Surgery and Urology, Norrkoping and Finspang Hospitals, Sweden
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