European Journal of Cancer
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 926-931 , March 2010

Liver and gallbladder cancer in immigrants to Sweden

  • Kari Hemminki

      Affiliations

    • Division of Molecular Genetic Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    • Center for Primary Care Research, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
    • Center for Family and Community Medicine, Karolinska Institute, 14183 Huddinge, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Address: Division of Molecular Genetic Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. Tel.: +49 6221 421 800; fax: +49 6221 421 810.
    • ,
  • Seyed Mohsen Mousavi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Molecular Genetic Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Andreas Brandt

      Affiliations

    • Division of Molecular Genetic Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Jianguang Ji

      Affiliations

    • Center for Primary Care Research, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
    • ,
  • Jan Sundquist

      Affiliations

    • Center for Primary Care Research, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
    • Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA

Received 11 December 2009 ,Accepted 18 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.12.031

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