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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Nov 15, 2012; 4(11): 223-229
Published online Nov 15, 2012. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v4.i11.223
Omission of breakfast and risk of gastric cancer in Mexico
Monserrat Verdalet-Olmedo, Clara Luz Sampieri, Jaime Morales-Romero, Hilda Montero-L de Guevara, Álvaro Manuel Machorro-Castaño, Kenneth León-Córdoba
Monserrat Verdalet-Olmedo, Clara Luz Sampieri, Jaime Morales-Romero, Hilda Montero-L de Guevara, Institute of Public Health, University of Veracruz, Xalapa, Veracruz, CP 91190, Mexico
Álvaro Manuel Machorro-Castaño, Blood Bank, Dr. Miguel Dorantes Hospital, Xalapa, Veracruz, CP 91120, Mexico
Kenneth León-Córdoba, Department of Gastroenterology, Dr. Miguel Dorantes Mesa Hospital, Xalapa, Veracruz, CP 91120, Mexico
Author contributions: Verdalet-Olmedo M designed, performed, analyzed the questionnaire and recruited patients; Sampieri CL designed, performed, analyzed the questionnaire and wrote the paper; Morales-Romero J and Montero-L de Guevara H designed and analyzed the questionnaire; Machorro-Castaño ÁM and León-Córdoba K recruited patients, performed and analyzed the questionnaire.
Supported by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología México (CONACYT: 85675 and 79628), Instituto de Salud Pública Universidad Veracruzana (POA: 2008-2009); CONACyT, Scholarship 212315 for Master of Public Health Studies and 86575 Research Project (to Verdalet-Olmedo M)
Correspondence to: Dr. Clara Luz Sampieri, Institute of Public Health, University of Veracruz, Xalapa, Veracruz, CP 91190, Mexico. csampieri@uv.mx
Telephone: +52-228-8418900 Fax: +52-228-8418935
Received: January 19, 2012
Revised: September 20, 2012
Accepted: October 17, 2012
Published online: November 15, 2012
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