Clinical utility and cost effectiveness of Helicobacter pylori testing for patients with duodenal and gastric ulcers

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 228-232

  Greenberg, Paul D ^a   Koch, Johannes ^b   Cello, Ohn P ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH ULCER; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BIOPSY; BREATH TESTS; COLORING AGENTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DUODENAL ULCER; ENDOSCOPY; EVALUATION STUDIES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH ULCER; UREA; UREASE;

EID: 0030028986     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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