Meta-analysis of the correlation between Helicobacter pylori infection and autoimmune thyroid diseases

Yi Hou1,2, Wen Sun1, Chengfei Zhang1,2

  • 1Key Laboratory of Health Cultivation of the Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China.

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|February 1, 2018
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