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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2009; 15(22): 2778-2781
Published online Jun 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2778
Association of hepatitis C virus infection and diabetes in central Tunisia
Naoufel Kaabia, Elhem Ben Jazia, Ines Slim, Imen Fodha, Wissem Hachfi, Rafika Gaha, Mabrouk Khalifa, Aoutef Hadj Kilani, Halim Trabelsi, Ahmed Abdelaziz, Fethi Bahri, Amel Letaief
Naoufel Kaabia, Ines Slim, Wissem Hachfi, Mabrouk Khalifa, Fethi Bahri, Amel Letaief, Elhem Ben Jazia, Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease, Unit of Research: 04/UR/08-21, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse 4000, Tunisia
Imen Fodha, Halim Trabelsi, Microbiology Unit, University Hospital Sahloul, Sousse 4000, Tunisia
Rafika Gaha, Ahmed Abdelaziz, Epidemiology Unit, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse 4000, Tunisia
Aoutef Hadj Kilani, Department of Medicine, Msaken hospital, Sousse 4000, Tunisia
Author contributions: Kaabia N, Ben Jazia E and Slim I contributed equally to this work; Hachfi W, Khalifa M, Hadj Kilani A, Bahri F and Letaief A designed the research; Fodha I and Trabelsi H performed microbiological assessment; Gaha R and Abdelaziz A analyzed statistical data.
Correspondence to: Dr. Elhem Ben Jazia, Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Unit of Research: 04/UR/08-21, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse 4000, Tunisia. elhem.benjazia@rns.tn
Telephone: +216-73-211183
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Received: November 21, 2008
Revised: April 29, 2009
Accepted: May 6, 2009
Published online: June 14, 2009
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