Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2011; 17(28): 3330-3334
Published online Jul 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i28.3330
Interactions between CagA and smoking in gastric cancer
Xiao-Qin Wang, Hong Yan, Paul D Terry, Jian-Sheng Wang, Li Cheng, Wen-An Wu, Sen-Ke Hu
Xiao-Qin Wang, Hong Yan, Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
Paul D Terry, Department of Public Health, University of Tennessee, HPER 390, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States
Jian-Sheng Wang, Department of Thoracic Oncosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
Li Cheng, Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
Wen-An Wu, Department of Radiation Oncology Cancer Hospital of Shaanxi Province, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
Sen-Ke Hu, Lab Center of Public Health Department, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
Author contributions: Wang XQ collected the data, did data entry and wrote the manuscript; Yan H designed the research and revised the manuscript; Terry PD assisted in the revision of this manuscript; Wang JS, Cheng L and Wu WA performed the research and did data entry; Hu SK performed the lab tests.
Supported by Health department of Shaanxi Province, China, No. 2009K12-022
Correspondence to: Hong Yan, Professor, Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 76# West Yanta Road, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China. xjtu_yh.paper@yahoo.com.cn
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Received: September 28, 2010
Revised: February 15, 2011
Accepted: February 22, 2011
Published online: July 28, 2011
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