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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2008; 14(15): 2418-2424
Published online Apr 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2418
Alcohol consumption and metabolic syndrome among Shanghai adults: A randomized multistage stratified cluster sampling investigation
Jian-Gao Fan, Xiao-Bu Cai, Lui Li, Xing-Jian Li, Fei Dai, Jun Zhu
Jian-Gao Fan, Xiao-Bu Cai, Jun Zhu, Center for Fatty Liver Disease, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200080, China
Lui Li, Xing-Jian Li, Department of Chronic Disease, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200036, China
Fei Dai, Department of Public Health, Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
Author contributions: Fan JG, Li XJ, and Li L designed the research; Dai F, Zhu J, and Li L performed the research; Cai XB and Fan JG contributed to the analytic tools and analyzed the data; and Fan JG wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Professor Jian-Gao Fan, Center for Fatty Liver Disease, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200080, China. fanjiangao@gmail.com
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Received: December 5, 2007
Revised: February 1, 2008
Published online: April 21, 2008
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