title: A nested case-control study of the association of Helicobacter pylori infection with gastric adenocarcinoma in Korea.
abstract: In a nested case-control study of 86 cases of gastric adenocarcinoma in relation to Helicobacter pylori infection in the Korean Multi-center Cancer Cohort, the H. pylori IgG seropositivity was 83.7% and that of the 344 matched controls was 80.8%, with a matched odds ratio for H. pylori infection of 1.06 (95% CI, 0.80-1.40).
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: C-S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: K-Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Yoo
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012698:Serologic Tests; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*