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Editorial
. 2013 Nov;42(8):1207-9.
doi: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e3182a7c963.

Diabetes mellitus and pancreatic cancer: why the association matters?

Phil A Hart  1 , Suresh T Chari
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Editorial

Diabetes mellitus and pancreatic cancer: why the association matters?

Phil A Hart et al. Pancreas. 2013 Nov.
No abstract available

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Conflicts of interest/disclosures: No conflicts of interest exist.

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The bidirectional association between pancreatic cancer and diabetes mellitus is complex.
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