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EPIDEMIOLOGY

A study of patients not registered in the Swedish cancer register but reported to the Swedish register of palliative care 2009 as deceased due to cancer

Martin NilssonDepartment of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Björn TavelinDepartment of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Bertil AxelssonDepartment of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;FoU Unit, Östersund Hospital, Östersund, Sweden
Pages 414-419 | Received 11 Sep 2012, Accepted 20 May 2013, Published online: 22 Aug 2013

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