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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2008; 14(25): 4011-4019
Published online Jul 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4011
How good is endoscopic ultrasound for TNM staging of gastric cancers? A meta-analysis and systematic review
Srinivas Reddy Puli, Jyotsna Batapati Krishna Reddy, Matthew L Bechtold, Mainor R Antillon, Jamal A Ibdah
Srinivas Reddy Puli, Jyotsna Batapati Krishna Reddy, Matthew L Bechtold, Mainor R Antillon, Jamal A Ibdah, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri 65212, United States
Author contributions: Puli SR designed the research; Puli SR and Batapati krishna Reddy J collected the data; Puli SR contributed analytic tools, analyzed data and wrote the paper; Puli SR, Batapati Krishna Reddy J, Bechtold ML, Antillon MR, and Ibdah JA helped edit the paper.
Correspondence to: Jamal A Ibdah, MD, PhD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri-Columbia, One Hospital Drive, M580a, Columbia, Missouri 65212, United States. ibdahj@health.missouri.edu
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Received: September 11, 2007
Revised: January 25, 2008
Accepted: February 2, 2008
Published online: July 7, 2008
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