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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2005; 11(11): 1653-1657
Published online Mar 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i11.1653
Metabolic syndrome as a risk factor for gallstone disease
Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Norberto C. Chavez-Tapia, Daniel Motola-Kuba, Karla Sanchez-Lara, Guadalupe Ponciano-Rodríguez, Héctor Baptista, Martha H. Ramos, Misael Uribe
Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Norberto C. Chavez-Tapia, Daniel Motola-Kuba, Karla Sanchez-Lara, Guadalupe Ponciano-Rodríguez, Héctor Baptista, Martha H. Ramos, Misael Uribe, Departments of Biomedical Research and Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, Medica Sur Clinic and Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Medica Sur Clinic Foundation
Correspondence to: Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, M.D., Ph.D., Departments of Biomedical Research, Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, Medica Sur Clinic and Foundation, Puente de Piedra 150, Col. Toriello Guerra, Mexico City, Mexico. nmendez@medicasur.org.mx
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Received: November 18, 2004
Revised: November 19, 2004
Accepted: November 29, 2004
Published online: March 21, 2005
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