Systematic review of the prevalence of gastric intestinal metaplasia and its area-level association with smoking Revisión sistemática de la prevalencia de metaplasia intestinal gástrica y sus asociación con el consumo de tabaco

Systematic review of the prevalence of gastric intestinal metaplasia and its area-level association with smoking Revisión sistemática de la prevalencia de metaplasia intestinal gástrica y sus asociación con el consumo de tabaco

Objectives: We aimed to show an area-level association between the frequency of intestinal metaplasia (IM) in Helicobacter pylori-infected patients and tobacco consumption. Methods: We systematically reviewed the literature to retrieve data on the prevalence of IM in different countries and performe...

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Main Authors: Bárbara Peleteiro, Joana Bastos, Henrique Barros, Nuno Lunet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-06-01
Series:Gaceta Sanitaria
Subjects:
Metaplasia intestinal
Tabaco
Helicobacter pylori
Revisión sistemática
Estudio ecológico
Intestinal metaplasia
Smoking
Systematic review
Ecological study
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