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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2011; 17(45): 4945-4951
Published online Dec 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i45.4945
Health-related quality of life outcomes after cholecystectomy
Amedeo Carraro, Dania El Mazloum, Florian Bihl
Amedeo Carraro, Department of Surgery, Veneto Oncological Institute, IRCCS, 35128 Padova, Italy
Dania El Mazloum, School of Medicine, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
Florian Bihl, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, San Giovanni Hospital, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
Florian Bihl, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Service, University Hospital of Geneva, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
Author contributions: Bihl F, Carraro A and El Mazloum D designed the study; Carraro A and El Mazloum D performed the research; Bihl F and Carraro A contributed analytic tools; Bihl F, Carraro A and El Mazloum D analyzed the data and wrote the paper; all authors revised and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Florian Bihl, MD, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, San Giovanni Hospital, Via Ospedale 32, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland. florian.bihl@eoc.ch
Telephone: +41-91-8118708 Fax: +41-91-8118708
Received: December 23, 2010
Revised: June 15, 2011
Accepted: June 22, 2011
Published online: December 7, 2011
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