title: The incidence of carcinoma of the gallbladder and bile ducts in Sweden 1958 to 1972.
abstract: Between 1958 and 1972, 5913 carcinomas of the gallbladder and bile ducts were diagnosed in Sweden. These patients were divided into three groups, each covering a five year interval. The mean incidence was calculated for each group and related to age and sex. During the fifteen years of study a marked increase in the incidence was found, especially in elderly women.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D013548:Sweden