Helicobacter pylori infection may increase the risk of progression of chronic hepatitis B disease among the Chinese population: a meta-analysis

Objectives: Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that infects over 50% of the human population worldwide. An increasing number of studies have demonstrated that H. pylori may cause liver diseases, and the underlying relationship between H. pylori infection and chronic hepatitis B has attracted much at...

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Main Authors: Juan Wang, Ruo-Chan Chen, Yi-Xiang Zheng, Shu-Shan Zhao, Ning Li, Rong-Rong Zhou, Yan Huang, Ze-Bing Huang, Xue-Gong Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216311213