Open AccessNon-invasive diagnosis of gastric mucosal atrophy in an asymptomatic population with high prevalence of gastric cancer
Author(s) -
Antonio Rollán,
Catterina Ferreccio,
Alessandra Gederlini,
Carolina Serrano,
Javiera Torres,
Paul Harris
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i44.7172
Subject(s) - gastroenterology , asymptomatic , medicine , atrophy , cancer , population , helicobacter pylori , risk factor , gastrin , relative risk , pepsin , atrophic gastritis , gastritis , confidence interval , biology , biochemistry , secretion , enzyme , environmental health
To validate a non-invasive method to detect gastric mucosal atrophy in a Chilean population with high prevalence of gastric cancer and a poor survival rate.