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ArticleCancer management and research2019

Serum pepsinogen assay is not recommended for the diagnosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Xiao-Bo Liu, Zi-Ye Gao, Qing-Hui Zhang, Shu Jin, Bo Gao, Gong-Li Yang, Sheng-Bao Li

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Article in Cancer management and research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xiao-Bo Liu *Department of Gastroenterology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei 442000, People's Republic of China.
Zi-Ye Gao *Department of Oncology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei 442000, People's Republic of China.
Qing-Hui Zhang *Department of Gastroenterology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei 442000, People's Republic of China.
Shu JinDepartment of Gastroenterology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei 442000, People's Republic of China.
Bo GaoDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei 442000, People's Republic of China.
Gong-Li YangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000, People's Republic of China.
Sheng-Bao LiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei 442000, People's Republic of China.
Hubei University of Medicine · CNTaihe Hospital · CNShenZhen People’s Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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diagnosisesophageal squamous cell carcinomameta-analysisPGIPGR

Identifiers

PMID31303787
PMCPMC6603290
OpenAlexW2955591854

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