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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2005; 11(7): 1032-1036
Published online Feb 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i7.1032
Helicobacter pylori infection and low serum pepsinogen I level as risk factors for gastric carcinoma
Arto Kokkola, Johanna Louhimo, Pauli Puolakkainen, Henrik Alfthan, Caj Haglund, Hilpi Rautelin
Arto Kokkola, Johanna Louhimo, Pauli Puolakkainen, Caj Haglund, Department of Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Henrik Alfthan, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Hilpi Rautelin, Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki and HUSLAB, Helsinki University Central Hospital Laboratory, Helsinki, Finland
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Arto Kokkola, M.D., Department of Surgery, Meilahti Hospital, PO Box 340 (Haartmaninkatu 4), FIN-00029 HUS, Finland. arto.kokkola@hus.fi
Telephone: +358-50-4271048 Fax: +358-9-47174675
Received: May 29, 2004
Revised: June 2, 2004
Accepted: July 27, 2004
Published online: February 21, 2005
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