An Update of the Cochrane Systematic Review of Helicobacter pylori Eradication Therapy in Nonulcer Dyspepsia: Resolving the Discrepancy between Systematic Reviews

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2621-2626

  Moayyedi, Paul ^a   Deeks, Jon ^b   Talley, Nicholas J ^b   Delaney, Brendan ^b   Forman, David ^b  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DYSPEPSIA; ERADICATION THERAPY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NONULCER DYSPEPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; STOMACH ULCER; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0346103748     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.08724.x     Document Type: Review

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