Prospective relations between Helicobacter pylori infection, coronary heart disease, and stroke in middle aged men

Heart

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 568-572

  Whincup, Peter H ^a   Mendall, Michael A ^b   Perry, Ivan J ^a   Strachan, David P ^b   Walker, Mary ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Helicobacter pylori; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 0029955167     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.75.6.568     Document Type: Article

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