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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2012; 18(17): 2076-2083
Published online May 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i17.2076
Published online May 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i17.2076
Age, smoking and overweight contribute to the development of intestinal metaplasia of the cardia
Christian Felley, Pierre Michetti, Gian Dorta, Service of Gastroenterology, University Hospital, 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland
Hanifa Bouzourene, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital, 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland
Marianne Bründler G VanMelle, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Lausanne, 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland
Antoine Hadengue, Laurent Spahr, Emiliano Giostra, Jean Louis Frossard, Service of Gastroenterology, Geneva University Hospital, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Author contributions: Felley C, Hadengue A, Michetti P, Dorta G, Spahr L and Frossard JL conceived and designed the study, and acquired the data; Felley C, Bouzourene H, VanMelle MBG, Michetti P, Dorta G and Frossard JL analyzed and interpreted the data; Felley C, Hadengue A, Michetti P and Frossard JL drafted the manuscript; VanMelle MBG and Giostra E performed statistical analysis; Felley C, VanMelle MBG, Hadengue A and Frossard JL supervised the study.
Correspondence to: Jean Louis Frossard, MD, Service of Gastroenterology, Geneva University Hospital, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland. jean-louis.frossard@hcuge.ch
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Received: June 9, 2011
Revised: January 4, 2012
Accepted: February 26, 2012
Published online: May 7, 2012
Revised: January 4, 2012
Accepted: February 26, 2012
Published online: May 7, 2012
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