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©2008 Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the owner of the journal. Authors are required to grant Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International an exclusive license to publish. ISSN 1499-3872.

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The journal is published 6 times per year and the prices for 2008 are as follows: Institution: US$200 (rest of world); Personal: US$100. The journal is despatched to subscribers outside China by surface air-lifted delivery.