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Research Article

Trends in survival of patients diagnosed with male genital cancers in the Nordic countries 1964–2003 followed up until the end of 2006

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Pages 644-654 | Received 30 Nov 2009, Accepted 18 Dec 2009, Published online: 15 Feb 2010

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