Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	34871
Country	Taiwan

Received	2017-05-31 01:27
Peer-Review Started	2017-06-02 08:46
To Make the First Decision	2017-06-22 06:01
Return for Revision	2017-06-27 10:03
Revised	2017-07-11 07:03
Second Decision	2017-08-21 04:32
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2017-08-21 05:42
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2017-08-25 14:33
Articles in Press	2017-08-25 14:33
Publication Fee Transferred	2017-10-17 15:57
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2017-11-11 21:18
Typeset the Manuscript	2017-11-17 02:15
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-11-27 02:36

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Category	Health Care Sciences & Services
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Health disparities are associated with gastric cancer mortality-to-incidence ratios in 57 countries
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Ming-Chang Tsai, Chi-Chih Wang, Hsiang-Lin Lee, Cheng-Ming Peng, Tzu-Wei Yang, Hsuan-Yi Chen, Wen-Wei Sung and Chun-Che Lin
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Ming-Chang Tsai http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5770-9358 Chi-Chih Wang http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8222-0503 Hsiang-Lin Lee http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1422-1042 Cheng-Ming Peng http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7817-0830 Tzu-Wei Yang http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1522-8177 Hsuan-Yi Chen http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1001-7968 Wen-Wei Sung http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2375-0029 Chun-Che Lin http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2474-6734
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Chun-Che Lin, MD, PhD, Attending Doctor, Chief Doctor, Doctor, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, No.110, Sec.1, Jianguo N.Rd., Taichung 40201, Taiwan. cshy333@csh.org.tw
Key Words	Gastric cancer; Mortality; Incidence; Mortality-to-incidence ratio; Gross domestic product; Expenditure; World Health Organization
Core Tip	The mortality-to-incidence ratios (MIRs), defined as the ratio of the crude rate of mortality to the incidence, could reflect the clinical outcomes of disease. Total of 57 countries was included in this analyses to evaluate the association between MIR and health care disparities. The results showed the more developed regions showed high gastric cancer incidence and mortality, but lower MIR than the less developed regions. Otherwise, a good WHO ranking and a high e/GDP were significantly associated with low MIRs. Therefore, the MIR variation for gastric cancer could predict regional health disparities.
Publish Date	2017-11-27 02:36
Citation	Tsai MC, Wang CC, Lee HL, Peng CM, Yang TW, Chen HY, Sung WW, Lin CC. Health disparities are associated with gastric cancer mortality-to-incidence ratios in 57 countries. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(44): 7881-7887
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i44/7881.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i44.7881

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Supplementary Material	34871-Supplementary material.pdf
Peer-review Report	34871-Peer-review(s).pdf
Journal Editor-in-Chief Review Report	34871-Journal editor-in-chief review report.pdf
Scientific Misconduct Check	34871-Scientific misconduct check.pdf
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