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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2011; 17(11): 1480-1487
Published online Mar 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i11.1480
Published online Mar 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i11.1480
Proton pump inhibitor step-down therapy for GERD: A multi-center study in Japan
Takao Tsuzuki, Hiroyuki Okada, Yoshiro Kawahara, Junichiro Nasu, Kazuhide Yamamoto, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Ryuta Takenaka, Department of Internal Medicine, Tsuyama Central Hospital, Okayama 708-0841, Japan
Hidehiko Ishioka, Ishioka clinic, Hiroshima 721-0926, Japan
Akiko Fujiwara, Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, Okayama 700-8511, Japan
Fumiya Yoshinaga, Deparment of Internal Medicine, Mihara Red Cross Hospital, Hiroshima 723-8512, Japan
Author contributions: Tsuzuki T contributed to statistical analysis and drafting the manuscript; Okada H contributed to planning, data collection, and drafting manuscript; Kawahara Y, Takenaka R, Naus J, Ishioka H, Fujiwara A and Yoshinaga F contributed to data collection; Yamamoto K and Okada H contributed to manuscript direction.
Correspondence to: Dr. Takao Tsuzuki, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1, Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan. takaotsuzuki@yahoo.co.jp
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Received: September 25, 2010
Revised: December 11, 2010
Accepted: December 18, 2010
Published online: March 21, 2011
Revised: December 11, 2010
Accepted: December 18, 2010
Published online: March 21, 2011
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