Does Helicobacter pylori infection play a role in iron deficiency anemia? A meta-analysis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 886-896

  Qu, Xin Hua ^a   Huang, Xiao Lu ^a   Xiong, Ping ^a   Zhu, Cui Ying ^a   Huang, You Liang ^b   Lu, N Gen ^c   Sun, Xu ^d   Rong, Lan ^d   Zhong, Liang ^d   Sun, Da Yu ^d   Lin, Hai ^e   Cai, Ming Ci ^a   Chen, Zhi Wei ^a   Hu, Bing ^a   Wu, Lian Ming ^a   Jiang, Yi Bin ^d   Yan, Wei Li ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b Indian University   (United States)

^c Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease   (China)

^d FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Shanghai Health Development Research Center   (China)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Hemoglobins; Iron deficiency anemia; Meta analysis; Odds ratio

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BISMUTH; CLARITHROMYCIN; FERRITIN; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; LANSOPRAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; TINIDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERADICATION THERAPY; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; META ANALYSIS; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 77449125209     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i7.886     Document Type: Article

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