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World J Hepatol. Apr 27, 2011; 3(4): 93-98
Published online Apr 27, 2011. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v3.i4.93
Asymptomatic primary biliary cirrhosis is not associated with increased frequency of cardiovascular disease
Iliana Doycheva, Chaoru Chen, Jen-Jung Pan, Cynthia Levy
Iliana Doycheva, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States
Chaoru Chen, Jen-Jung Pan, Cynthia Levy, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States
Author contributions: Doycheva I collected the data and wrote the discussion section; Chen C performed the statistical analyses; Pan JJ assisted Chen C with statistical analyses, prepared the tables and wrote the result section; and Levy C designed the study, reviewed the results and edited the final version of manuscript.
Correspondence to: Cynthia Levy, MD, Center for Liver Diseases, University of Miami, 1500 NW 12th Avenue, Suite 1101, Miami, FL 33136, United States. clevy@med.miami.edu
Telephone: +1-305-243-2330 Fax: +1-305-243-3877
Received: September 27, 2010
Revised: January 12, 2011
Accepted: March 19, 2011
Published online: April 27, 2011
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