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GYNAECOLOGY

Mortality of breast cancer in Taiwan, 1971–2010: Temporal changes and an age–period–cohort analysis

M.-L. HoInstitute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan;Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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Y.-H. HsiaoSchool of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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S.-Y. SuInstitute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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M.-C. ChouInstitute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan;Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Y.-P. LiawDepartment of Public Health and Institute of Public Health, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan;Department of Family and Community Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
Pages 60-63 | Published online: 14 Jul 2014

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