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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2013; 19(13): 2060-2064
Published online Apr 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i13.2060
Published online Apr 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i13.2060
Atrophic gastritis: Risk factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a Latin-American population
Emiliano de Carvalho Almodova, Thiago Rabelo da Cunha, Wagner Colaiacovo, Endoscopy Department, Cancer Hospital of Barretos, Barretos, São Paulo 147830-066, Brazil
Emiliano de Carvalho Almodova, Surgery Post Graduate Course, Botucatu Medical School, State of Sao Paulo University, Botucatu, São Paulo 18600-000, Brazil
Walmar Kerche de Oliveira, Erika Veruska Paiva Ortolan, Surgery and Orthopedics Department, Botucatu Medical School, State of Sao Paulo University, Botucatu, São Paulo 18600-000, Brazil
Lucas Faria Abrahão Machado, Pathology Department, Cancer Hospital of Barretos, Barretos, São Paulo 147830-066, Brazil
Juliana Rigotto Grejo, Endoscopy Department, Botucatu Medical School, State of Sao Paulo University, Botucatu, São Paulo 18600-000, Brazil
Author contributions: Almodova EC, Oliveira WK and Ortolan EVP designed the research; Almodova EC, Grejo JR and Cunha TR performed the research; Almodova EC, Machado LFA, Colaiacovo W and Ortolan EVP analyzed the data; Almodova EC and Ortolan EVP wrote the paper; Colaiacovo W and Ortolan EVP revised the final version.
Correspondence to: Erika Veruska Paiva Ortolan, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor, Surgery and Orthopedics Department, Botucatu Medical School, State of Sao Paulo University, Botucatu, São Paulo 18600-000, Brazil. epaiva@fmb.unesp.br
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Received: November 1, 2012
Revised: January 4, 2013
Accepted: January 23, 2013
Published online: April 7, 2013
Revised: January 4, 2013
Accepted: January 23, 2013
Published online: April 7, 2013
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