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Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology Volume 50, 2015 - Issue 10
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Original Article

Alarm symptoms of upper gastrointestinal cancer and contact to general practice – A population-based study

Sanne RasmussenResearch Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsløws Vej 9A, 5000 Odense C, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pia Veldt LarsenCenter for Clinical Epidemiology, Odense University Hospital, and Research Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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Rikke Pilsgaard SvendsenResearch Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsløws Vej 9A, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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Peter Fentz HaastrupResearch Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsløws Vej 9A, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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Jens SøndergaardResearch Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsløws Vej 9A, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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Dorte Ejg JarbølResearch Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsløws Vej 9A, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
Pages 1268-1275 | Received 22 Dec 2014, Accepted 19 Mar 2015, Published online: 15 Apr 2015

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