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Elsevier, HPB, 5(10), p. 327-331

DOI: 10.1080/13651820802007464

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Analysis of mortality rates for gallbladder cancer across the world

Journal article published in 2008 by D. Hariharan, A. Saied, H. M. Kocher ORCID
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Abstract

Aim. Ethnic background and geographical location are important when measuring the incidence of gallbladder carcinoma leading to variable mortality rates across the world. Method. Age standardized mortality rates [ASR(W)] were extracted separately for males and females from a database maintained by the International Agency for Research on Cancer for 50 countries across the world (Europe 32; the Americas 8; and Asia 10) for the period 1992–2002 and log-linear regression was performed to analyse trends in the last decade. Result. In the period 1992–2002, declining trends in mortality for both sexes were observed in Germany, Sweden, Japan, USA, and Hungary (p