Trends in colorectal cancer mortality in Japan, 1970–2000
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Cristina Bosetti
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Milan, Italy
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Laboratorio di Epidemiologia, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Via Eritrea 62-20157 Milan, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorMatteo Malvezzi
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Milan, Italy
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Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Milan, Italy
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Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Milan, Italy
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Registre Vaudois des Tumeurs, Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Milan, Italy
Istituto di Statistica Medica e Biometria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Cristina Bosetti
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Milan, Italy
Fax: +39-02-33200231
Laboratorio di Epidemiologia, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Via Eritrea 62-20157 Milan, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorMatteo Malvezzi
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLiliane Chatenoud
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorEva Negri
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorFabio Levi
Registre Vaudois des Tumeurs, Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Milan, Italy
Istituto di Statistica Medica e Biometria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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