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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2013; 19(13): 2060-2064
Published online Apr 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i13.2060
Atrophic gastritis: Risk factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a Latin-American population
Emiliano de Carvalho Almodova, Walmar Kerche de Oliveira, Lucas Faria Abrahão Machado, Juliana Rigotto Grejo, Thiago Rabelo da Cunha, Wagner Colaiacovo, Erika Veruska Paiva Ortolan
Emiliano de Carvalho Almodova, Thiago Rabelo da Cunha, Wagner Colaiacovo, Endoscopy Department, Cancer Hospital of Barretos, Barretos, São Paulo 147830-066, Brazil
Emiliano de Carvalho Almodova, Surgery Post Graduate Course, Botucatu Medical School, State of Sao Paulo University, Botucatu, São Paulo 18600-000, Brazil
Walmar Kerche de Oliveira, Erika Veruska Paiva Ortolan, Surgery and Orthopedics Department, Botucatu Medical School, State of Sao Paulo University, Botucatu, São Paulo 18600-000, Brazil
Lucas Faria Abrahão Machado, Pathology Department, Cancer Hospital of Barretos, Barretos, São Paulo 147830-066, Brazil
Juliana Rigotto Grejo, Endoscopy Department, Botucatu Medical School, State of Sao Paulo University, Botucatu, São Paulo 18600-000, Brazil
Author contributions: Almodova EC, Oliveira WK and Ortolan EVP designed the research; Almodova EC, Grejo JR and Cunha TR performed the research; Almodova EC, Machado LFA, Colaiacovo W and Ortolan EVP analyzed the data; Almodova EC and Ortolan EVP wrote the paper; Colaiacovo W and Ortolan EVP revised the final version.
Correspondence to: Erika Veruska Paiva Ortolan, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor, Surgery and Orthopedics Department, Botucatu Medical School, State of Sao Paulo University, Botucatu, São Paulo 18600-000, Brazil. epaiva@fmb.unesp.br
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Received: November 1, 2012
Revised: January 4, 2013
Accepted: January 23, 2013
Published online: April 7, 2013
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