Possible Effect of Implementing a National Query Program on Site-Specific Cancer Mortality Rates in Taiwan |
Lin, Ching-Yih
(Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center)
Cheng, Tain-Junn (Department of Neurology, Occupational Medicine and Management in Medical Records and Information, Chi Mei Medical Center) Peng, Hua-Chun (Department of Statistics, Ministry of Health and Welfare) Chen, Lea-Hua (Department of Statistics, Ministry of Health and Welfare) Huang, Shiuh-Ming (Biostatistics Center, Taipei Medical University) Lu, Tsung-Hsueh (Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University) |
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