Triple vs. quadruple therapy for treating Helicobacter pylori infection: An updated meta-analysis [1]

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 543-544

  Gene E ^a   Calvet, X ^a   Azagra, R ^b   Gisbert, J P ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

^b CAP Castellar del Valles   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BISMUTH CITRATE; BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; CLARITHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DUODENUM ULCER; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; LETTER; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

DRUG COMBINATIONS; DUODENAL ULCER; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS;

EID: 0141517435     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2003.t01-1-01712.x     Document Type: Letter

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