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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2010; 16(12): 1518-1521
Published online Mar 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i12.1518
Cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking and esophageal cancer risk in Taiwanese women
Shu-Yu Tai, I-Chen Wu, Deng-Chyang Wu, Hung-Ju Su, Jie-Len Huang, Hui-Jen Tsai, Chien-Yu Lu, Jang-Ming Lee, Ming-Tsang Wu
Shu-Yu Tai, Ming-Tsang Wu, Department of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China
I-Chen Wu, Deng-Chyang Wu, Chien-Yu Lu, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China
Hung-Ju Su, Jie-Len Huang, Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu City 310, Taiwan, China
Deng-Chyang Wu, Chien-Yu Lu, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China
Hui-Jen Tsai, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China
Jang-Ming Lee, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan, China
Ming-Tsang Wu, Graduate Institute of Occupational Safety & Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: Tai SY, Wu IC, Wu DC, Su HJ, Huang JL and Wu MT participated in the analysis of data, designed and conducted the research, and wrote the manuscript; Wu DC, Tsai HJ, Lu CY and Lee JM participated in the collection of study subjects.
Supported by Grants from Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (KMUH96-6G04) and National Science Council (NSC 98-2918-I-037-001 and NSC 97-2314-B-037-018-MY3)
Correspondence to: Ming-Tsang Wu, MD, Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, 100 Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China. 960021@ms.kmuh.org.tw
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Received: December 17, 2009
Revised: January 19, 2010
Accepted: January 26, 2010
Published online: March 28, 2010
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