Errors in a meta-analysis of treatments for Helicobacter pylori infection

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 149, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 686-

  Gatta, Luigi ^a   Di Mario, Francesco ^b   Zullo, Angelo ^c   Vaira, Dino ^d  

^a Versilia Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c NUOVO REGINA MARGHERITA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; CITRIC ACID; CLARITHROMYCIN; RANITIDINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PROTON PUMP;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DOSE SEQUENCE; ERADICATION THERAPY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; ITALY; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; METHODOLOGY; NOTE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PROTON PUMPS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 55749101738     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-9-200811040-00014     Document Type: Letter

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