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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2009; 15(20): 2506-2511
Published online May 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2506
Published online May 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2506
Antidiabetic therapy and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic liver disease
Valter Donadon, Massimiliano Balbi, Michela Ghersetti, Silvia Grazioli, Antonio Perciaccante, Giovanni Della Valentina, Rita Gardenal, Maria Dal Mas, Pietro Casarin, Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine 3rd, Pordenone Hospital, Via Montereale 24, Pordenone 33170, Italy
Giorgio Zanette, Cesare Miranda, Diabetes Clinic, Pordenone Hospital, Via Montereale 24, Pordenone 33170, Italy
Author contributions: Donadon V conceived and designed the research; Ghersetti M, Grazioli S, Della Valentina G, Gardenal R, Casarin P, Zanette G, Miranda C performed the research, diagnosis and patient follow-up; Perciaccante A, Balbi M, Dal Mas M, analyzed the data; Donadon V, Balbi M, Perciaccante A wrote the paper; Donadon V revised the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Valter Donadon, Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine 3rd, Pordenone Hospital, Via Montereale 24, Pordenone 33170, Italy. valter.donadon@aopn.fvg.it
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Received: March 11, 2009
Revised: April 29, 2009
Accepted: May 6, 2009
Published online: May 28, 2009
Revised: April 29, 2009
Accepted: May 6, 2009
Published online: May 28, 2009
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