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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2009; 15(2): 211-218
Published online Jan 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.211
Role of bacterial and genetic factors in gastric cancer in Costa Rica
Sergio A Con, Hiroaki Takeuchi, Gil R Con-Chin, Vicky G Con-Chin, Nobufumi Yasuda, Reinaldo Con-Wong
Sergio A Con, Gil R Con-Chin, Vicky G Con-Chin, Reinaldo Con-Wong, Centro Digestivo Doctores Con-Mediplaza, Pavas 245-1200, San José, Costa Rica
Sergio A Con, Hiroaki Takeuchi, Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku-city, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
Nobufumi Yasuda, Department of Public Health, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku-city, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
Author contributions: Con SA designed and performed the research and wrote the paper; Takeuchi H, Con-Chin GR, Con-Chin VG and Con-Wong R contributed reagents/analytic tools; Yasuda N analyzed the data; Takeuchi H and Con-Wong R revised the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Sergio A Con, Centro Digestivo Doctores Con-Mediplaza, Pavas 245-1200, San José, Costa Rica. scon@gastrocolon.com
Telephone: +506-2201-7028
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Received: August 1, 2008
Revised: October 22, 2008
Accepted: October 29, 2008
Published online: January 14, 2009
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