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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2009; 15(42): 5274-5278
Published online Nov 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5274
Diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for gastrointestinal cancer among American veterans
M Mazen Jamal, Eugene J Yoon, Kenneth J Vega, Mehrtash Hashemzadeh, Kenneth J Chang
M Mazen Jamal, Eugene J Yoon, Mehrtash Hashemzadeh, Division of Gastroenterology, Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Long Beach, CA 90822, United States
M Mazen Jamal, Eugene J Yoon, Kenneth J Chang, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA 92868, United States
Kenneth J Vega, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Florida/Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL 32207, United States
Author contributions: Jamal MM and Yoon EJ contributed equally to this work; Jamal MM designed the research; Jamal MM, Yoon EJ and Vega KJ performed the research; Jamal MM, Hashemzadeh M and Chang KJ contributed analytic tools; Jamal MM, Vega KJ and Chang KJ analyzed the data; Jamal MM and Yoon EJ wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: M Mazen Jamal, MD, MPH, Division of Gastroenterology, Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, 5901 E. 7th St. Long Beach, CA 90822, United States. jamalm@uci.edu
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Received: May 28, 2009
Revised: October 14, 2009
Accepted: October 21, 2009
Published online: November 14, 2009
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