Gastric cardia adenocarcinoma in Taiwanese men: Positive associations due to selection bias

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1553-1554

  Cervantes, Diana Treviño ^a   Fischbach, Lori Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastric cancer; Gastric cardia adenocarcinoma; Helicobacter pylori; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

CANCER RISK; CARDIA CARCINOMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; LETTER; MALE; PRECANCER; RECALL BIAS; SAMPLING ERROR; TAIWAN;

EID: 77950832827     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i12.1553     Document Type: Letter

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