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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2010; 16(30): 3841-3846
Published online Aug 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i30.3841
Helicobacter pylori infection concomitant with metabolic syndrome further increase risk of colorectal adenomas
Ying-Lung Lin, Jui-Kun Chiang, Shih-Min Lin, Chih-En Tseng
Ying-Lung Lin, Jui-Kun Chiang, Department of Family Medicine, Buddhist Tzu-Chi Dalin General Hospital, Chiayi 62247, Taiwan, China
Shih-Min Lin, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Waikato, Hamilton 3216, New Zealand
Chih-En Tseng, Department of Anatomic Pathology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi 62247, Taiwan, China; School of Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: Lin YL and Tseng CE designed this study, drafted and revised the manuscript and made gave approval of the final version; Chiang JK and Lin SM collected, statistically analyzed and interpreted the data.
Supported by Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital
Correspondence to: Chih-En Tseng, MD, Department of Anatomic Pathology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, 2, Min-Sheng Road, Dalin, Chiayi 62247, Taiwan, China. p121521@gmail.com
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Received: April 4, 2010
Revised: May 10, 2010
Accepted: May 17, 2010
Published online: August 14, 2010
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