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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Trends in the survival of patients diagnosed with cancers of the lip, oral cavity, and pharynx in the Nordic countries 1964–2003 followed up to the end of 2006

Timo Hakulinen Finnish Cancer Registry, Pieni Roobertinkatu 9, FI-00130 Helsinki, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Laufey Tryggvadóttir Icelandic Cancer Registry, Reykjavik, Iceland; Department of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Mette Gislum Department of Cancer Prevention and Documentation, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Hans H. Storm Department of Cancer Prevention and Documentation, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Freddie Bray Department of Clinical- and Registry-based Research, Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway; Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway
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Åsa Klint Swedish Cancer Registry, National Board of Health and Welfare, Stockholm, Sweden
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Gerda Engholm Department of Cancer Prevention and Documentation, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Pages 561-577 | Received 20 Nov 2009, Accepted 18 Dec 2009, Published online: 19 Feb 2010

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