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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2008; 14(32): 4992-4994
Published online Aug 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4992
Published online Aug 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4992
Diagnostic criteria for autoimmune pancreatitis in Japan
Terumi Kamisawa, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Tokyo 113-8677, Japan
Kazuichi Okazaki, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka 573-1191, Japan
Shigeyuki Kawa, Center for Health, Safety and Environmental Management, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, 390-8621 Japan
Author contributions: Kamisawa T, Okazaki K and Kawa S contributed equally to this work; Kamisawa T wrote the paper.
Supported by Research for Intractable Disease of the Pancreas, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan
Correspondence to: Terumi Kamisawa, MD, PhD, Depart-ment of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8677, Japan. kamisawa@cick.jp
Telephone: +81-3-38232101 Fax: +81-3-38241552
Received: March 31, 2008
Revised: May 7, 2008
Accepted: May 14, 2008
Published online: August 28, 2008
Revised: May 7, 2008
Accepted: May 14, 2008
Published online: August 28, 2008
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