Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2012; 18(9): 896-904
Published online Mar 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i9.896
Histotype-based prognostic classification of gastric cancer
Anna Maria Chiaravalli, Catherine Klersy, Alessandro Vanoli, Andrea Ferretti, Carlo Capella, Enrico Solcia
Anna Maria Chiaravalli, Andrea Ferretti, Carlo Capella, Department of Human Morphology and Centro Insubre di Biotecnologie per la Salute Umana, University of Insubria and Ospedale di Circolo, Varese 21100, Italy
Catherine Klersy, Unit of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia 27100, Italy
Alessandro Vanoli, Enrico Solcia, Department of Human Pathology, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia 27100, Italy
Author contributions: Chiaravalli AM, Capella C and Solcia E designed the research; Chiaravalli AM, Vanoli A and Ferretti A performed the research; Klersy C analyzed the data; Chiaravalli AM, Capella C and Solcia E wrote the paper.
Supported by Grants from the Italian Ministry of Health, No. RF-PSM-2006-401346 (to Solcia E and Capella C)
Correspondence to: Anna Maria Chiaravalli, BSc, Department of Human Morphology, University of Insubria and Ospedale di Circolo, Viale Borri 57, Varese 21100, Italy. annamaria.chiaravalli@tin.it
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Received: June 28, 2011
Revised: December 21, 2011
Accepted: December 31, 2011
Published online: March 7, 2012
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