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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 15, 2003; 9(12): 2832-2835
Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2832
Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2832
Spider angiomas in patients with liver cirrhosis: Role of vascular endothelial growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor
Chung-Pin Li, Fa-Yauh Lee, Shinn-Jang Hwang, Rei-Hwa Lu, Wei-Ping Lee, Sung-Sang Wang, Full-Young Chang, Shou-Dong Lee, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Yee Chao, Cancer Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Jacqueline Whang-Peng, Cancer Research Division, National Health Research Institutes and Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Chung-Pin Li, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, 11217, Taiwan. cpli@vghtpe.gov.tw
Telephone: +886-2-28757308 Fax: +886-2-28739318
Received: August 23, 2003
Revised: September 14, 2003
Accepted: October 12, 2003
Published online: December 15, 2003
Revised: September 14, 2003
Accepted: October 12, 2003
Published online: December 15, 2003
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