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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2007; 13(10): 1569-1574
Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1569
Usefulness of fecal lactoferrin and hemoglobin in diagnosis of colorectal diseases
Ichiro Hirata, Masahiro Hoshimoto, Osamu Saito, Masanobu Kayazawa, Takashi Nishikawa, Mitsuyuki Murano, Ken Toshina, Fang-Yu Wang, Ryoichi Matsuse
Ichiro Hirata, Department of Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University, Japan
Masahiro Hoshimoto, Osamu Saito, Masanobu Kayazawa, Takashi Nishikawa, Mitsuyuki Murano, Ken Toshina, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Japan
Fang-Yu Wang, Department of Gastroenterology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, China
Ryoichi Matsuse, Kyoto Medical Science Laboratory, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Ichiro Hirata, Department of Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo Katsukake-Cho, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan. ihirata@fujita-hu.ac.jp
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Received: December 19, 2006
Revised: January 22, 2007
Accepted: March 5, 2007
Published online: March 14, 2007
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