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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2012; 18(40): 5759-5770
Published online Oct 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i40.5759
Published online Oct 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i40.5759
Nutritional status in relation to lifestyle in patients with compensated viral cirrhosis
Fumikazu Hayashi, Chika Momoki, Miho Yuikawa, Yuko Simotani, Daiki Habu, Department of Medical Nutrition, Graduate School of Life Science, Osaka City University, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
Etsushi Kawamura, Atsushi Hagihara, Hideki Fujii, Sawako Kobayashi, Shuji Iwai, Hiroyasu Morikawa, Masaru Enomoto, Akihiro Tamori, Norifumi Kawada, Department of Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
Satoko Ohfuji, Wakaba Fukusima, Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
Author contributions: Hayashi F performed the research and wrote the manuscript; Yuikawa M and Simotani Y performed the research; Kawamura E, Hagihara A, Fujii H, Kobayashi S, Iwai S, Morikawa H, Enomoto M, Tamori A and Kawada N introduced the patients to the study and received the agreements of all participating patients; Momoki C, Ohfuji S and Fukusima W supported the study and performed statistical analysis; Habu D designed the study.
Supported by Japan Nutritional Study Group for Liver cirrhosis 2008, No. JNUS2008; and Health Labor Sciences Research Grant from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Japan, No. H20-Hepatitis-General-005
Correspondence to: Daiki Habu, MD, Professor of Life Science, Department of Medical Nutrition, Graduate School of Life Science, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan. habu@life.osaka-cu.ac.jp
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Received: May 3, 2012
Revised: June 20, 2012
Accepted: June 28, 2012
Published online: October 28, 2012
Revised: June 20, 2012
Accepted: June 28, 2012
Published online: October 28, 2012
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