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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2012; 18(40): 5779-5788
Published online Oct 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i40.5779
Published online Oct 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i40.5779
Bisphosphonate use and gastrointestinal tract cancer risk: Meta-analysis of observational studies
Yun Hwan Oh, Sang Min Park, Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-774, South Korea
Chan Yoon, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-774, South Korea
Author contributions: Oh YH and Yoon C contributed equally to this work; Yoon C was responsible for the study design, data acquisition, data extraction, data interpretation, statistical analysis and conducting the study; Oh YH was responsible for data acquisition, data extraction, data interpretation and conducting the study; and Park SM was responsible for the conception, study design, data interpretation, critical revision and supervising the study.
Supported by The Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, No. 2012-0003761
Correspondence to: Sang Min Park, MD, MPH, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-Dong, Jongno-Gu, Seoul 110-774, South Korea. smpark.snuh@gmail.com
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Received: April 5, 2012
Revised: August 23, 2012
Accepted: August 25, 2012
Published online: October 28, 2012
Revised: August 23, 2012
Accepted: August 25, 2012
Published online: October 28, 2012
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