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Progression of chronic atrophic gastritis associated with Helicobacter pylori infection increases risk of gastric cancer

  1. Hiroshi Ohata1,3,
  2. Shintaro Kitauchi1,
  3. Noriko Yoshimura2,
  4. Kouichi Mugitani3,
  5. Masataka Iwane3,
  6. Hideya Nakamura3,
  7. Akiyoshi Yoshikawa3,
  8. Kimihiko Yanaoka1,
  9. Kenji Arii1,
  10. Hideyuki Tamai1,
  11. Yasuhito Shimizu1,
  12. Tatsuya Takeshita2,
  13. Osamu Mohara3,
  14. Masao Ichinose1,†,*

Article first published online: 11 DEC 2003

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.11680

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 109, Issue 1, pages 138–143, 10 March 2004

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Ohata, H., Kitauchi, S., Yoshimura, N., Mugitani, K., Iwane, M., Nakamura, H., Yoshikawa, A., Yanaoka, K., Arii, K., Tamai, H., Shimizu, Y., Takeshita, T., Mohara, O. and Ichinose, M. (2004), Progression of chronic atrophic gastritis associated with Helicobacter pylori infection increases risk of gastric cancer. Int. J. Cancer, 109: 138–143. doi: 10.1002/ijc.11680

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  1. 1

    Second Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

  2. 2

    Department of Public Health, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

  3. 3

    Wakayama Wellness Foundation, Wakayama, Japan

  1. †

    Fax: +81-734-45-3616, +81-734-47-1335

*Second Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama 641-0012, Japan

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 15 JAN 2004
  2. Article first published online: 11 DEC 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 7 OCT 2003
  4. Manuscript Revised: 29 SEP 2003
  5. Manuscript Received: 3 JUL 2003

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  • Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Grant Number: 13670548

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