Assessment of the Relationship between Helicobacter pylori and Lung Cancer: A Meta-analysis

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 406-410

  Zhuo, Wen Lei ^a   Zhu, Bo ^a   Xiang, Zhao Lan ^a   Zhuo, Xian Lu ^a,b   Cai, Lei ^a   Chen, Zheng Tang ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUIZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Infection; Lung cancer; Meta analysis; Risk susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

CHINA; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349124978     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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