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Nationwide epidemiological survey of early chronic pancreatitis in Japan.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2017
Masamune Atsushi, Kikuta Kazuhiro, Nabeshima Tatsuhide, Nakano Eriko, Hirota Morihisa, Kanno Atsushi, Kume Kiyoshi, Hamada Shin, Ito Tetsuhide, Fujita Motokazu, Irisawa Atsushi, Nakashima Masanori, Hanada Keiji, Eguchi Takaaki, Kato Ryusuke, Inatomi Osamu, Shirane Akio, Takeyama Yoshifumi, Tsuji Ichiro, Shimosegawa Tooru
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BACKGROUND: The world's first diagnostic criteria for early CP were proposed in 2009 in Japan. This study aimed to clarify the clinico-epidemiological features of early CP in Japan. METHODS: Patients with early CP who were diagnosed according to the diagnostic criteria for early CP and had visited the selected hospitals in 2011 were surveyed. The study consisted of two-stage surveys: the number of patients with...
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