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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2010; 16(2): 256-263
Published online Jan 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i2.256
Analysis of demographic characteristics in 3242 young age gastric cancer patients in Korea
Hye Won Chung, Sung Hoon Noh, Jong-Baeck Lim
Hye Won Chung, Department of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, 120-752 Seoul, South Korea
Sung Hoon Noh, Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, 120-752 Seoul, South Korea
Jong-Baeck Lim, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, 120-752 Seoul, South Korea
Author contributions: Chung HW and Lim JB designed and performed this research, analyzed the data and wrote the paper; Noh SH performed surgical procedures for patients and provided the database.
Correspondence to: Dr. Jong-Baeck Lim, MD, PhD, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, 120-752 Seoul, South Korea. jlim@yuhs.ac
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Received: October 20, 2009
Revised: November 22, 2009
Accepted: November 29, 2009
Published online: January 14, 2010
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