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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2009; 15(41): 5141-5148
Published online Nov 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5141
Metabolic syndrome and risk of subsequent colorectal cancer
Raluca Pais, Horatiu Silaghi, Alina Cristina Silaghi, Mihai Lucian Rusu, Dan Lucian Dumitrascu
Raluca Pais, Mihai Lucian Rusu, Dan Lucian Dumitrascu, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Iuliu Hatieganu), Str Clinicilor 2-4, Cluj-Napoca 400006, Romania
Horatiu Silaghi, 2nd Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Iuliu Hatieganu), Cluj-Napoca 400006, Romania
Alina Cristina Silaghi, Department of Endocrinology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Iuliu Hatieganu), Cluj-Napoca 400006, Romania
Author contributions: Pais R designed the research and wrote the paper; Silaghi H and Silaghi AC performed the literature review; Rusu ML and Dumitrascu DL suggested the subject and revised the paper.
Supported by CNCSIS project number 1342 of Romanian Ministry of Education
Correspondence to: Dan Lucian Dumitrascu, Professor, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Iuliu Hatieganu), Str Clinicilor 2-4, Cluj-Napoca 400006, Romania. ddumitrascu@umfcluj.ro
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Received: August 22, 2009
Revised: September 11, 2009
Accepted: September 18, 2009
Published online: November 7, 2009
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