Open AccessHelicobacter pylori infection and pancreatic cancer risk: A meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Yonglang Guo,
Wei Liu,
Jun Wu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.200744
Subject(s) - publication bias , funnel plot , meta analysis , odds ratio , medicine , helicobacter pylori , pancreatic cancer , confidence interval , cancer , random effects model , subgroup analysis , gastroenterology
To assess whether the Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection can increase the risk of developing pancreatic cancer or not by meta-analysis.