Journal article
Meta-analysis of the relationship between Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and gastric cancer
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Reports in the literature regarding the relationship of Helicobacter pylori infection to gastric cancer are conflicting. The aim of this study was to identify the source of heterogeneity between studies.
METHODS: Meta-analysis of cohort or case-control studies with age- and/or sex-matched controls, providing raw data on H. pylori infection detected by serology, was used.
Authors
Huang J-Q; Sridhar S; Chen Y; Hunt RH
Journal
Gastroenterology, Vol. 114, No. 6, pp. 1169–1179
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 1998
DOI
10.1016/s0016-5085(98)70422-6
ISSN
0016-5085