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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2008; 14(19): 3044-3048
Published online May 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3044
Discrepancies between the responses to skin prick test to food and respiratory antigens in two subtypes of patients with irritable bowel syndrome
Rosa LS Soares, Hamilton N Figueiredo, Jose M Santos, Rita F Oliveira, Raquel L Godoy, Felipe AP Mendonça
Rosa LS Soares, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine-Federal Fluminense University, Rio de Janeiro 24030-210, Brazil
Hamilton N Figueiredo, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Federal Fluminense University, Rio de Janeiro 24030-210, Brazil
Jose M Santos, Medical school of Universitary Hospital Antonio Pedro, Federal Fluminense University, Rio de Janeiro 24030-210, Brazil
Rita F Oliveira, Raquel L Godoy, Felipe AP Mendonça, Medical school of Faculty of Medicine, Federal Fluminense University, Rio de Janeiro 24030-210, Brazil
Author contributions: Soares RLS and Figueiredo HN designed the research and analyzed the data; Santos JM, Oliveira RF, Godoy RL and Mendonça FAP performed the research and Soares RLS wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Rosa LS Soares, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine-Federal Fluminense University, Rua Marques do Paraná 189 /1002, Rio de Janeiro 24030-210, Brazil. rsalerno@openlink.com.br
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Received: November 20, 2007
Revised: March 16, 2008
Published online: May 21, 2008
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