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ArticleAnnals of gastroenterology2017

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the role of

Theodore Rokkas, Androniki Rokka, Piero Portincasa

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Article in Annals of gastroenterology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 69 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
69citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
12.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

69 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 132 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on the incidence of gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2019
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  11. Diagnosis, Treatment Patterns and Eradication Success forJGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025
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9 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Theodore RokkasGastroenterology Clinic, Henry Dunant Hospital, Athens, Greece (Theodore Rokkas).
Androniki RokkaDepartment of Internal Medicine, "Aldo Moro" University, Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy (Androniki Rokka, Piero Pontincasa).
Piero PortincasaDepartment of Internal Medicine, "Aldo Moro" University, Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy (Androniki Rokka, Piero Pontincasa).
Henry Dunant Hospital · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIncreasing evidence has suggested that

methodsSearches for human studies were performed through October 2016 and risk ratios (RRs), were obtained. Heterogeneity between studies was estimated using the Cochran Q test and

resultsIn 26 studies suitable for meta-analysis (10 randomized controlled trials and 16 cohort studies) 52,363 subjects were included. The risk of GC among patients in whom

conclusion

Indexed as

eradicationgastric cancerH. pylorimeta-analysisprevention

Identifiers

PMID28655977
PMCPMC5479993
OpenAlexW2604423903

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