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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2005; 11(12): 1848-1853
Published online Mar 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i12.1848
Published online Mar 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i12.1848
Hepatic steatosis is associated with an increased risk of carotid atherosclerosis
Henry Völzke, Ulrich John, Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Ernst Moritz Arndt University Greifswald, Germany
Daniel M. Robinson, Volker Kleine, Roland Deutscher, Department of Internal Medicine B, Ernst Moritz Arndt University Greifswald, Germany
Wolfgang Hoffmann, Institute for Community Medicine, Ernst Moritz Arndt University Greifswald, Germany
Jan Lüdemann, Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Ernst Moritz Arndt University Greifswald, Germany
Ulf Schminke, Christof Kessler, Department of Neurology, Ernst Moritz Arndt University Greifswald, Germany
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by Community Medicine Research net (CMR) of the University of Greifswald, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Federal State of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania
Correspondence to: PD Henry Völzke, M.D., Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Walther Rathenau Str. 48, D-17487 Greifswald, Germany. voelzke@uni-greifswald.de
Telephone: +49-3834867707 Fax: +49-3834866684
Received: August 24, 2004
Revised: August 25, 2004
Accepted: November 19, 2004
Published online: March 28, 2005
Revised: August 25, 2004
Accepted: November 19, 2004
Published online: March 28, 2005
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