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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2012; 18(42): 6120-6126
Published online Nov 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i42.6120
Association of chronic viral hepatitis B with insulin resistance
Jeong Gyu Lee, Sangyeoup Lee, Yun Jin Kim, Byung Mann Cho, Joo Sung Park, Hyung Hoi Kim, JaeHun Cheong, Dong Wook Jeong, Yu Hyun Lee, Young Hye Cho, Mi Jin Bae, Eun Jung Choi
Jeong Gyu Lee, Yun Jin Kim, Yu Hyun Lee, Mi Jin Bae, Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Beomeo-ri Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan 626-770, South Korea
Jeong Gyu Lee, Yun Jin Kim, Yu Hyun Lee, Mi Jin Bae, Department of Family Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 602-739, South Korea
Sangyeoup Lee, Medical Education Unit, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Beomeo-ri Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan 626-770, South Korea
Sangyeoup Lee, Family Medicine Clinic, Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital, Beomeo-ri Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan 626-770, South Korea
Byung Mann Cho, Department of Preventive Medicine and Occupational Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Beomeo-ri Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan 626-770, South Korea
Joo Sung Park, Department of Family Medicine, Dong-A University Medical Center, Busan 602-715, South Korea
Hyung Hoi Kim, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Biomedical Informatics Unit, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Beomeo-ri Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan 626-770, South Korea
JaeHun Cheong, Department of Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 602-739, South Korea
Dong Wook Jeong, Young Hye Cho, Eun Jung Choi, Family Medicine Clinic, Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital, Beomeo-ri Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan 626-770, South Korea
Author contributions: Lee JG developed study design and concept, collected of data and drafting of the manuscript; Lee S developed study concept, interpretation of data; Kim YJ studied supervision; Cho BM statistical analysis; Park JS interpretation of data; Kim HH acquisition of data; Cheong J technical support; Jeong DW acquisition of data; Lee YH acquisition of data; Cho YH acquisition of data; Bae MJ acquisition of data; and Choi EJ acquisition of data.
Correspondence to: Sangyeoup Lee, MD, Family Medicine Clinic, Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital, Beomeo-ri Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan 626-770, South Korea. saylee@pnu.edu
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Received: July 12, 2012
Revised: September 19, 2012
Accepted: September 22, 2012
Published online: November 14, 2012
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