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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2011; 17(35): 4031-4037
Published online Sep 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i35.4031
Published online Sep 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i35.4031
Metabolic syndrome, lifestyle risk factors, and distal colon adenoma: A retrospective cohort study
Moon-Chan Kim, Chang-Sup Kim, Tae-Heum Chung, Department of Family Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 682-714, South Korea
Hyoung-Ouk Park, Cheol-In Yoo, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 682-714, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim MC contributed to the concept of the study, analyzed the data and wrote the paper; Kim CS and Chung TH collected the data and wrote the paper; Park HO analyzed the data and wrote the paper; Yoo CI was the principal investigator, designed the study, analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Supported by The Biomedical Research Center Promotion Fund of the Ulsan University Hospital (UUH-2008-08)
Correspondence to: Cheol-In Yoo, Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 290-3 Jeonha-dong, Dong-gu, Ulsan 682-714, South Korea. ciyoo@ulsan.ac.kr
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Received: December 26, 2010
Revised: May 19, 2011
Accepted: May 26, 2011
Published online: September 21, 2011
Revised: May 19, 2011
Accepted: May 26, 2011
Published online: September 21, 2011
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