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Canadian Digestive Health Foundation Public Impact Series 5: Pancreatitis in Canada. Incidence, Prevalence, and Direct and Indirect Economic Impact
Christopher W Teshima,1 Ronald J Bridges,2 and Richard N Fedorak
11Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
2Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Received07 Dec 2011
Accepted20 Dec 2011
Abstract
The Canadian Digestive Health Foundation initiated a scientific program to assess the incidence, prevalence, mortality and economic impact of digestive disorders across Canada in 2009. The current article presents the updated findings from the study concerning pancreatitis.
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