title: Helicobacter pylori-related metabolic syndrome might justify earlier colorectal cancer screening.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Second Medical Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
authors.forename: Iordanis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Romiopoulos
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Second Medical Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
authors.forename: Jannis
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authors.lastname: Kountouras
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Second Medical Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
authors.forename: Stergios A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Polyzos
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Second Medical Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zavos
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Second Medical Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kapetanakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Second Medical Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Deretzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Second Medical Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vardaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Second Medical Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
authors.forename: Constantinos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kountouras
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Second Medical Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsiaousi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Second Medical Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
authors.forename: Kyriaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anastasiadou
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Second Medical Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Giorgakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Second Medical Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
authors.forename: Panagiota
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boura
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Second Medical Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Katsinelos
mesh_terms: D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*