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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2010; 16(19): 2323-2330
Published online May 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i19.2323
Published online May 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i19.2323
Safety of the long-term use of proton pump inhibitors
Alan BR Thomson, Michel D Sauve, Narmin Kassam, Holly Kamitakahara, Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB T6G 2B7, Alberta, Canada
Author contributions: Sauve MD, Kassam N and Kamitakahara H contributed equally to this work, reviewing the literature, considering the balance of the controversies and putting the material into a relevant clinical context; Thomson ABR integrated the sections and wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Alan BR Thomson, Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, WMC 2F1.08 8440 - 112 St, Edmonton AB T6G 2B7, Alberta, Canada. alan.thomson@ualberta.ca
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Received: September 17, 2009
Revised: November 2, 2009
Accepted: November 9, 2009
Published online: May 21, 2010
Revised: November 2, 2009
Accepted: November 9, 2009
Published online: May 21, 2010
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