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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2006; 12(38): 6188-6192
Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6188
Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6188
Human papillomavirus in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Colombia and Chile
Andres Castillo, Chihaya Koriyama, Miyerlandi Torres, Karem Shuyama, Suminori Akiba, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Francisco Aguayo, Yoshito Eizuru, Division of Persistent and Oncogenic Viruses, Center for Chronic Viral Diseases, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Edwin Carrascal, Department of Pathology, University of Valle Faculty of Health Sciences, Sede San Fernando, Cali, Colombia
Alejandro Corvalan, Department of Pathology, P. Catholic University, Santiago, Chile
Juan P Roblero, Cecilia Naquira, Gastroenterology and Pathologic Unit Hospital San Camilo, San Felipe, Chile
Mariana Palma, Claudia Backhouse, Jorge Argandona, Institute for Digestive Diseases Chileno-Japones at San Borja-Arriaran Hospital, Santiago, Chile
Tetsuhiko Itoh, Kaisei-en, Geriatric Health Services Facility, Kagoshima, Japan
Supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan, No. 12218231 and 17015037
Correspondence to: Dr. Suminori Akiba, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan. akiba@m.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-99-275-5295
Received: December 23, 2005
Revised: December 28, 2005
Accepted: February 15, 2006
Published online: October 14, 2006
Revised: December 28, 2005
Accepted: February 15, 2006
Published online: October 14, 2006
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