title: AGA technical review on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. American Gastroenterological Association.
abstract: This literature review and the recommendations therein were prepared for the American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Practice and Practice Economics Committee. The paper was approved by the Committee in March 1999 and by the AGA Governing Board in May 1999.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: DiMagno
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Reber
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tempero
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors