Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 6 , Pages 408-421 , June 2010

Secondary Prevention of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Areas Where Smoking, Alcohol, and Betel Quid Chewing are Prevalent

  • Chen-Shuan Chung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Chen-Shuan Chung and Yi-Chia Lee contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Yi-Chia Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Chen-Shuan Chung and Yi-Chia Lee contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Cheng-Ping Wang

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jenq-Yuh Ko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Lun Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Internal Medicine, E-DA Hospital and I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Shiang Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Ming-Shiang Wu, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan, South Road, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsiu-Po Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Hsiu-Po Wang, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan, South Road, Taipei, Taiwan

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PII: S0929-6646(10)60072-1

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60072-1

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 6 , Pages 408-421 , June 2010

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