An apparent lack of association between Helicobacter pylori infection and risk of gastric cancer in China

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 603-607

  Webb, Penelope M ^a,f   Mimi, C Yu ^b   Forman, David ^a,e   Henderson, Brian E ^b   Newell, Diane G ^c   Yuan, Jian Min ^b,d   Gao, Yu Tang ^d   Ross, Ronald K ^b  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d SHANGHAI CANCER INSTITUTE   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANCER RISK; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 9544227473     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19960904)67:5<603::AID-IJC2>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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