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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2010; 16(7): 886-896
Published online Feb 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i7.886
Does Helicobacter pylori infection play a role in iron deficiency anemia? A meta-analysis
Xin-Hua Qu, Xiao-Lu Huang, Ping Xiong, Cui-Ying Zhu, You-Liang Huang, Lun-Gen Lu, Xu Sun, Lan Rong, Liang Zhong, Da-Yu Sun, Hai Lin, Ming-Ci Cai, Zhi-Wei Chen, Bing Hu, Lian-Ming Wu, Yi-Bin Jiang, Wei-Li Yan
Xin-Hua Qu, Xiao-Lu Huang, Cui-Ying Zhu, Ming-Ci Cai, Zhi-Wei Chen, Bing Hu, Lian-Ming Wu, Wei-Li Yan, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China
Ping Xiong, Shanghai No. 9 People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
You-Liang Huang, Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indian University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5120, United States
Lun-Gen Lu, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Diseases, Shanghai 200001, China
Xu Sun, Lan Rong, Liang Zhong, Da-Yu Sun, Yi-Bin Jiang, Department of Gastroenterology, Huashan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
Hai Lin, Shanghai Health Development Research Center, Shanghai 200040, China
Author contributions: Qu XH, Huang XL, Xiong P and Zhu CY contributed equally to this work; Qu XH, Huang XL, Xiong P, Zhu CY, Jiang YB and Yan WL designed the research; Qu XH, Huang XL, Cai MC, Chen ZW, Hu B and Wu LM performed the research; Qu XH, Huang XL, Xiong P, Lu LG, Sun X; Rong L, Zhong L, Sun DY, Lin H collected data; Qu XH, Huang XL, Xiong P, Zhu CY and Lu LG analyzed the data; Qu XH, Huang XL, Xiong P, Huang YL, Lu LG and Yan WL wrote the paper.
Supported by (in part) The National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30770599; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, No. 2005038143; Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, No. 09YZ82 and Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project, No. S30203
Correspondence to: Wei-Li Yan, Associate Professor, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1630 Dongfang Road, Shanghai 200127, China. wl_yan67@126.com
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Received: November 23, 2009
Revised: December 22, 2009
Accepted: December 29, 2009
Published online: February 21, 2010
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