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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2012; 18(30): 3997-4003
Published online Aug 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i30.3997
Age distribution, polyps and rectal cancer in the Egyptian population-based cancer registry
Darlene Veruttipong, Amr S Soliman, Samuel F Gilbert, Taylor S Blachley, Ahmed Hablas, Mohamed Ramadan, Laura S Rozek, Ibrahim A Seifeldin
Darlene Veruttipong, Amr S Soliman, Samuel F Gilbert, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
Taylor S Blachley, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
Ahmed Hablas, Mohamed Ramadan, Ibrahim A Seifeldin, Tanta Cancer Center and the Gharbiah Population-Based Cancer Registry, Tanta 31512, Egypt
Laura S Rozek, Department of Environmental Health Science, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
Author contributions: Soliman AS, Hablas A, Ramadan M, Rozek LS and Seifeldin IA designed the study; Veruttipong D and Ramadan M performed the data collection and retrieval of clinical and research materials; Veruttipong D, Gilbert SF and Blachley TS performed the data management and data analysis; Veruttipong D and Gilbert SF wrote the first versions of the manuscript; Soliman AS, Hablas A, Ramadan M, Rozek LS and Seifeldin IA participated in data interpretation and writing of the different versions of the manuscript.
Supported by The National Cancer Institute Grant, No. R25 CA112383 (to Veruttipong D and Gilbert SF); and the University of Michigan Center for Global Health
Correspondence to: Amr S Soliman, MD, PhD, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. asoliman@umich.edu
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Received: January 24, 2012
Revised: March 23, 2012
Accepted: April 12, 2012
Published online: August 14, 2012
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