Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2009; 15(45): 5654-5661
Published online Dec 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5654
Shift work aggravates metabolic syndrome development among early-middle-aged males with elevated ALT
Yu-Cheng Lin, Tun-Jen Hsiao, Pau-Chung Chen
Yu-Cheng Lin, Department of Occupational Medicine, Tao-Yuan General Hospital, Tao-Yuan 330, Taiwan, China
Yu-Cheng Lin, Pau-Chung Chen, Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, No. 17, Xu-Zhou Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan, China
Tun-Jen Hsiao, College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: Lin YC and Chen PC contributed equally to this work; Lin YC designed and performed the research; Hsiao TJ contributed to the data collection; Lin YC and Chen PC analyzed the data; Lin YC wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Pau-Chung Chen, MD, PhD, Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, No. 17, Xu-Zhou Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan, China. pchen@ntu.edu.tw
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Received: June 23, 2009
Revised: September 14, 2009
Accepted: September 21, 2009
Published online: December 7, 2009
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