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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2013; 19(5): 736-741
Published online Feb 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i5.736
Effectiveness of gastric cancer screening programs in South Korea: Organized vs opportunistic models
Beom Jin Kim, Chae Heo, Byoung Kwon Kim, Jae Yeol Kim, Jae Gyu Kim
Beom Jin Kim, Chae Heo, Jae Yeol Kim, Jae Gyu Kim, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 156-755, South Korea
Byoung Kwon Kim, Department of Pathology, Green Cross Reference Laboratory, 314 Pojung-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Kyunggi-do 446-913, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim BJ designed the research and wrote the paper; Heo C and Kim JY collected and analyzed the data; Kim BK analyzed the data; Kim JG designed the research.
Supported by The Chung-Ang University Research Grants in 2011
Correspondence to: Jae Gyu Kim, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 156-755, South Korea. jgkimd@cau.ac.kr
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Received: October 10, 2012
Revised: December 14, 2012
Accepted: December 22, 2012
Published online: February 7, 2013
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