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01-04-2016 | Special Article
Comprehensive Registry of Esophageal Cancer in Japan, 2009
Authors:
Yuji Tachimori, Soji Ozawa, Hodaka Numasaki, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Hisahiro Matsubara, Tsuneo Oyama, Masayuki Shinoda, Yasushi Toh, Harushi Udagawa, Takashi Uno, The Registration Committee for Esophageal Cancer of the Japan Esophageal Society
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Esophagus
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Issue 2/2016
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Excerpt
We deeply appreciate the great contributions of many physicians in the registry of esophageal cancer cases. The Comprehensive Registry of Esophageal Cancer in Japan, 2009 was published here, despite some delay. The registry complies with the Act for the Protection of Personal Information. The encryption with a HASH function is used for ‘‘anonymity in an unlinkable fashion’’. …