Overview of methodological quality of systematic reviews about gastric cancer risk and protective factors

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2069-2079

  Li, Lun ^a,b   Ying, Xiang Ji ^a,b   Sun, Tian Tian ^c   Yi, Kang ^a,b   Tian, Hong Liang ^a,b   Sun, Rao ^a   Tian, Jin Hui ^a   Yang, Ke Hu ^a,b  

^a North West Normal University   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

Author keywords

Environmental exposure; Etiology; Helicobacter pylori; Stomach neoplasms; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH TUMOR;

HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84872682032     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.5.2069     Document Type: Article

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