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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2010; 16(9): 1110-1114
Published online Mar 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i9.1110
Published online Mar 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i9.1110
Prediction of flare-ups of ulcerative colitis using quantitative immunochemical fecal occult blood test
Motoaki Kuriyama, Jun Kato, Koji Takemoto, Sakiko Hiraoka, Hiroyuki Okada, Kazuhide Yamamoto, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1, Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Author contributions: Kuriyama M performed planning, data collection, statistical analysis and drafted the manuscript; Kato J performed planning, clinical examination, statistical analysis, manuscript direction and drafted the manuscript; Takemoto K performed the clinical examination; Hiraoka S performed the clinical examination; Okada H performed the clinical examination; Yamamoto K carried out the manuscript direction.
Correspondence to: Dr. Jun Kato, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1, Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan. katojun@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
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Received: November 12, 2009
Revised: January 4, 2010
Accepted: January 11, 2010
Published online: March 7, 2010
Revised: January 4, 2010
Accepted: January 11, 2010
Published online: March 7, 2010
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