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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2011; 17(9): 1199-1203
Published online Mar 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i9.1199
Prevalence and risk factors of asymptomatic peptic ulcer disease in Taiwan
Fu-Wei Wang, Ming-Shium Tu, Guang-Yuan Mar, Hung-Yi Chuang, Hsien-Chung Yu, Lung-Chih Cheng, Ping-I Hsu
Fu-Wei Wang, Ming-Shium Tu, Department of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung City 80424, Taiwan, China
Guang-Yuan Mar, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung City 80424, Taiwan, China
Hung-Yi Chuang, Department of Community Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung City 80424, Taiwan, China
Hung-Yi Chuang, Faculty of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 80424, Taiwan, China
Hsien-Chung Yu, Lung-Chih Cheng, Ping-I Hsu, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University, Kaohsiung City 80424, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: Wang FW and Hsu PI contributed equally to this work; Wang FW, Yu HC, Cheng LC and Hsu PI performed the research; Wang FW, Tu MS, Mar GY and Hsu PI designed the research; Chuang HY analyzed the data; Wang FW and Hsu PI wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Ping-I Hsu, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University, 386 Ta-Chung 1st Road, Kaohsiung City 80424, Taiwan, China. williamhsup@yahoo.com.tw
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Received: September 1, 2010
Revised: October 26, 2010
Accepted: November 2, 2010
Published online: March 7, 2011
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