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Gastric cancer incidence and mortality is associated with altitude in the mountainous regions of Pacific Latin America

In Latin America, gastric cancer is a leading cancer, and countries in the region have some of the highest mortality rates worldwide, including Chile, Costa Rica, and Colombia. Geographic variation in mortality rates is observed both between neighboring countries and within nations. We discuss epide...

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Main Authors: Torres, Javier, Correa, Pelayo, Ferreccio, Catterina, Hernandez-Suarez, Gustavo, Herrero, Rolando, Cavazza-Porro, Maria, Dominguez, Ricardo, Morgan, Douglas
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3697934/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23224271
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10552-012-0114-8
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