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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2016; 22(37): 8314-8321
Published online Oct 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i37.8314
Prediction models of hepatocellular carcinoma development in chronic hepatitis B patients
Hye Won Lee, Sang Hoon Ahn
Hye Won Lee, Sang Hoon Ahn, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, South Korea
Sang Hoon Ahn, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, South Korea
Sang Hoon Ahn, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul 03722, South Korea
Sang Hoon Ahn, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Seoul 03722, South Korea
Author contributions: Ahn SH contribution to the conception of the manuscript; Lee HW and Ahn SH designed the study; and contribution to the data acquisition, responsibility for writing the paper; all authors reviewed the paper and approved the final version.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Sang Hoon Ahn, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, South Korea. ahnsh@yuhs.ac
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Received: June 28, 2016
Peer-review started: June 29, 2016
First decision: July 29, 2016
Revised: August 3, 2016
Accepted: August 23, 2016
Article in press: August 23, 2016
Published online: October 7, 2016
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