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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2012; 18(41): 5972-5978
Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5972
Drug-induced liver injury in hospitalized patients with notably elevated alanine aminotransferase
Hui-Min Xu, Yan Chen, Jie Xu, Quan Zhou
Hui-Min Xu, Quan Zhou, Department of Pharmacy, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China
Yan Chen, Department of Gastroenterology, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China
Jie Xu, Department of Information Technology, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Xu HM and Zhou Q conceived and designed research; Xu J collected data from the Hospital Information System; Xu HM and Chen Y conducted literature review and data interpretation; Xu HM and Zhou Q performed the research, analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Supported by Zhejiang Provincial Bureau of Education, No. 200908690; and Zhejiang Provincial Bureau of Health, No. 2012KYA090
Correspondence to: Quan Zhou, PhD, MHA, Professor, Department of Pharmacy, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China. zhouquan142602@zju.edu.cn
Telephone: +86-571-87783891 Fax: +86-571-87783969
Received: April 11, 2012
Revised: May 31, 2012
Accepted: June 8, 2012
Published online: November 7, 2012
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