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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Aug 16, 2011; 3(8): 162-170
Published online Aug 16, 2011. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v3.i8.162
Published online Aug 16, 2011. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v3.i8.162
Transnasal and standard transoral endoscopies in the screening of gastric mucosal neoplasias
Hiroya Nakata, Shotaro Enomoto, Takao Maekita, Izumi Inoue, Kazuki Ueda, Hisanobu Deguchi, Naoki Shingaki, Kosaku Moribata, Yoshimasa Maeda, Yoshiyuki Mori, Mikitaka Iguchi, Hideyuki Tamai, Jun Kato, Masao Ichinose, Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama City, Wakayama 641-0012, Japan
Hiroya Nakata, Nakata Medical Clinic, Wakayama 641-0006, Japan
Nobutake Yamamichi, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
Author contributions: Nakata H and Ichinose M contributed equally to the conception and design of the study, performed the data analyses and drafted the manuscript; Enomoto S, Maekita T, Inoue I, Ueda K, Deguchi H, Shingaki N, Moribata K, Maeda Y, Mori Y, Iguchi M and Tamai H contributed to data acquisition; Yamamichi N, Fujishiro M and Kato J contributed to the analysis, interpretation of the data and critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by (in part) A Grant-in-Aid for Cancer Research from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan
Correspondence to: Masao Ichinose, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama 641-0012, Japan. ichinose@wakayama-med.ac.jp
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Received: December 24, 2010
Revised: May 6, 2011
Accepted: June 20, 2011
Published online: August 16, 2011
Revised: May 6, 2011
Accepted: June 20, 2011
Published online: August 16, 2011
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