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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2009; 15(15): 1869-1875
Published online Apr 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1869
Clinical implications of fatty pancreas: Correlations between fatty pancreas and metabolic syndrome
Jun Seok Lee, Sang Heum Kim, Dae Won Jun, Jee Hye Han, Eun Chul Jang, Ji Young Park, Byung Kwan Son, Seong Hwan Kim, Yoon Ju Jo, Young Sook Park, Yong Soo Kim
Jun Seok Lee, Dae Won Jun, Ji Young Park, Byung Kwan Son, Seong Hwan Kim, Yoon Ju Jo, Young Sook Park, Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul 139-711, South Korea
Sang Heum Kim, Department of Radiology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul 139-711, South Korea
Jee Hye Han, Department of Family Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul 139-711, South Korea
Eun Chul Jang, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Chunan 145-511, South Korea
Yong Soo Kim, Department of Radiology, Hanyang University School of Medicine, Guri 231-574, South Korea
Author contributions: Lee JS and Kim SH performed the majority of study and wrote the manuscript; Han JH and Jang EC performed the statistical analysis; Kim YS, Park YS, and Park JY reviewed the radiological data; Son BK, Kim SH, and Jo YJ made the data set and edited the manuscript; and Jun DW supervised the study and edited the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Dae Won Jun, Department of Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, 280-1 Hagye 1-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-711, South Korea. noshin1004@yahoo.co.kr
Telephone: +82-2-9708494
Fax: +82-2-9720068
Received: January 16, 2009
Revised: March 14, 2009
Accepted: March 21, 2009
Published online: April 21, 2009
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